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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Clinton, NJ – Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), parent company of Unity Bank, held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2022. A total of 9,162,553 of the Company’s shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The Company’s shareholders took the following actions:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The following three directors were nominated to serve for the terms set forth in the Company’s Proxy statement. Results of the election are as follows:
Number of Votes | ||||||
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-vote | |||
Dr. Mary E. Gross | 7,450,329 | 464,159 | 1,248,065 | |||
James A. Hughes | 7,703,967 | 210,521 | 1,248,065 | |||
Aaron Tucker | 7,524,827 | 389,661 | 1,248,065 | |||
Proposal 2: The Ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s Independent External Auditors for the year ending December 31, 2022
The Audit Committee has appointed the firm RSM US LLP, to act as our independent registered public accounting firm and to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. This appointment will continue at the pleasure of the Audit Committee and was presented to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good governance. Results of the election are as follows:
Number of Votes | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||
8,906,129 | 3,815 | 252,609 | - | |||
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.
UNITY BANCORP, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: April 28, 2022 | ||
By: | /s/ George Boyan | |
George Boyan | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||