United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 26, 2017
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its new charter)
Pennsylvania 0-12126 25-1440803
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Indent. No.)
20 South Main Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (717) 264-6116
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Franklin Financial Services Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 25, 2017. The Board of Directors submitted the following proposals to a vote of security holders and the results of the voting on each proposal are presented below.
Proposal 1 – Election of four Directors to Class A for a term of three years.
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Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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G. Warren Elliott |
1,541,666 |
122,756 |
930,995 |
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Timothy G. Henry |
1,563,677 |
100,745 |
930,995 |
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Stanley J. Kerlin |
1,536,197 |
128,224 |
930,995 |
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Martha B. Walker |
1,522,182 |
142,239 |
930,995 |
Directors Elliott, Henry, Kerlin and Walker were elected.
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers (Say-On-Pay).
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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1,477,603 |
142,619 |
44,199 |
930,995 |
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Say-On-Pay Vote (Say-On-Frequency).
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Annual |
Every 2 Years |
Every 3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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1,398,988 |
104,272 |
13,530 |
147,631 |
930,995 |
Based upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the results of the shareholder vote on Proposal 3, the Company will conduct a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation annually.
Proposal 4 – Ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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2,532,567 |
17,361 |
45,488 |
0 |
The selection of BDO USA, LLP was ratified.
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.
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
/s/ Timothy G. Henry
Timothy G. Henry, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 26, 2017