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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Company's shareholders voted on three matters: (1) the election of five directors; (2) approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement; and (3) ratification of the selection of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
All of the nominees for director were elected by the following votes:
Votes Cast | ||||||
Broker | ||||||
For | Withheld | Non-Votes | ||||
Keith D. Brophy | 3,726,618 | 95,050 | 1,606,671 | |||
Michael (Mike) J. Burke, Jr. | 3,727,101 | 94,567 | 1,606,671 | |||
Bruce John Essex, Jr. | 3,727,222 | 94,446 | 1,606,671 | |||
Jack G. Hendon | 3,665,744 | 155,924 | 1,606,671 | |||
Michelle M. Wendling | 3,664,174 | 157,494 | 1,606,671 |
The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following votes:
Votes Cast | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
3,318,890 | 354,780 | 147,998 | 1,606,671 |
An advisory proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation will next occur in connection with the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 by the following votes:
Votes Cast | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
5,347,243 | 21,689 | 59,407 | 0 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: | May 26, 2023 | CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Registrant) | |
By: | /s/ Adom J. Greenland | ||
Adom J. Greenland Its Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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