UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2018

 

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

7830 Old Georgetown Road, Third Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  301.986.1800

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 

Item 5.07.                                        Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)                                 On May 17, 2018, the annual meeting of shareholders of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held for the purposes of:

 

1.              electing nine (9) directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.              ratifying the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2018; and

 

3.              voting on a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

(b)                                 (1)                                 The name of each director elected at the meeting, and the votes cast for such persons, votes withheld and broker non-votes are set forth below:

 

Name		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-votes
Leslie M. Alperstein		27,550,617		334,774		27,232		4,320,319
Dudley C. Dworken		27,304,468		572,861		35,292		4,320,321
Harvey M. Goodman		27,420,106		427,457		65,059		4,320,320
Ronald D. Paul		27,068,968		821,761		21,892		4,320,321
Norman R. Pozez		27,260,919		572,026		79,677		4,320,320
Kathy A. Raffa		27,667,917		167,431		77,275		4,320,319
Susan G. Riel		27,397,544		437,652		77,427		4,320,319
Donald R. Rogers		26,518,682		1,316,082		77,858		4,320,320
Leland M. Weinstein		27,387,877		480,278		44,467		4,320,320

 

(2)                                 The number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-votes
32,176,003		16,836		40,103		0

 

(3)                                 The number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes cast on the nonbinding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our executive officers is as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-votes
26,662,256		1,093,635		156,731		4,320,320

 

(c)                                  There have been no settlements between the Company and any other person with respect to terminating any solicitation.

 

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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.

 

	EAGLE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Ronald D. Paul
		Ronald D. Paul, President, Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 21, 2018

 

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