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) November 17, 2015

 

QCR Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 0-22208

 

Delaware 42-1397595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

3551 Seventh Street
Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(309) 736-3584

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On November 17, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of QCR Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) voted to amend and restate the Company’s current bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). Changes contained in the Amended and Restated Bylaws include: (i) a new provision governing participation by means of remote communications at meetings of stockholders (Section 2.16 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws); (ii) a new provision permitting notice of meetings of stockholders by electronic transmission (Section 2.17 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws); (iii) an amendment permitting notices of meetings of directors by electronic transmission (Section 3.6 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws); (iv) a new provision defining the power of the Board to appoint committees (Section 3.13 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws); (v) a new provision defining the power of the Board to declare and pay dividends to stockholders (Section 9.1 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws); and (vi) a new provision regarding forum selection stating that, unless the Company consents in writing, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder actions (Section 13.1 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws). A redline copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws marked to show changes as to the Company’s Bylaws is attached herewith as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

3.1 Bylaws, as amended and restated, effective November 17, 2015.

 

3.2 Redline of Bylaws, as amended and restated, effective November 17, 2015.

 

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.

 

 

  QCR HOLDINGS, INC.
     
     
Dated: November 20, 2015 By: /s/ Todd A. Gipple
    Todd A. Gipple
    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer