f8k_052313.htm
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):  May 20, 2013

NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Washington
000-24151
91-1574174
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


421 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(509) 456-8888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 20, 2013, Northwest Bancorporation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  The proposals voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1:  The Company’s shareholders elected four Directors of the Company for terms ending in the year 2016, as set forth below:

   
Votes
    
Votes
    
Broker
  
Nominee
  
For
    
Withheld
    
Non-Votes
  
Katie Brodie
     1,477,472       5,326       443,758  
Clark H. Gemmill
     1,481,062       1,736       443,758  
William E. Shelby
     1,449,326       33,472       443,758  
Jennifer P. West
     1,471,837       10,961       443,758  

Proposal 2:  The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 5 million to 30 million, as set forth below:

Votes For
     1,692,725  
Votes Against
     223,757  
Abstentions
     10,074  

Proposal 3:  The Company’s shareholders approved an advisory (non-binding) resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

Votes For
     1,432,691  
Votes Against
     28,286  
Abstentions
     21,821  
Broker Non-Votes
     443,758  

Proposal 4:  The Company’s shareholders approved an advisory vote for “1 year” as the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

1 Year
     877,575  
2 Years
     77,359  
3 Years
     503,515  
Abstentions
     24,349  
Broker Non-Votes
     443,758  

Based the voting results of Proposal 4 and consistent with the previous recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company has decided that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be held on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes occurs.

Proposal 5:  The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, and any interim periods, as set forth below:

Votes For
     1,864,726  
Votes Against
     60,673  
Abstentions
     1,157  
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE


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.


Date:
May 23, 2013
  
NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
           
     
By:
/s/ Randall L. Fewel
       
Randall L. Fewel
       
President & Chief Executive Officer