2012-05 8K Shareholder Vote Results


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) 
June 4, 2012
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 
001-15373 
43-1706259 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

150 N. Meramec, St. Louis, Missouri
(Address of principal executive offices)
63105
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 
(314) 725-5500 
  
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 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 4, 2012, the stockholders of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, approved the Company's Annual Incentive Plan (the “Annual Incentive Plan”). The Annual Incentive Plan provides annual cash awards of performance-based compensation to key employees.

A summary of the material features of the Annual Incentive Plan is set forth in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement dated April 24, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN - (Proposal E),” which description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Annual Incentive Plan can be found in Appendix B to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the Annual Incentive Plan contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Annual Incentive Plan.

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company was held on June 4, 2012. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the Company's stockholders and the final results of the voting on each proposal is noted below. Proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There was no solicitation in opposition to management's nominees or proposals.
All nominees for Directors were elected with the following votes cast:
 
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS*
 
 
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Peter F. Benoist
11,897,982
163,924
2,664,339
Michael A. DeCola
11,929,754
132,152
2,664,339
William H. Downey
11,898,982
162,924
2,664,339
John S. Eulich
11,558,448
503,458
2,664,339
Robert E. Guest, Jr.
11,509,201
552,705
2,664,339
Judith S. Heeter
11,930,206
131,700
2,664,339
Lewis A. Levey
11,463,426
598,480
2,664,339
Birch M. Mullins
11,868,625
193,281
2,664,339
James J. Murphy, Jr.
11,900,504
161,402
2,664,339
Brenda D. Newberry
11,549,568
512,338
2,664,339
John M. Tracy
11,948,004
113,902
2,664,339
Sandra A. Van Trease
11,464,850
597,056
2,664,339
*Vote tally for Directors is reported on a non-cumulative basis.

Proposal A, concerning the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 was approved by the stockholders with the following votes cast:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
14,178,105
545,019
3,121
0

    







Proposal B, an advisory (non-binding) vote on the Company's executive compensation was approved by the stockholders with the following votes cast:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
11,847,894
191,667
22,345
2,664,339

The Company is obligated to submit its executive compensation to such advisory vote on an annual basis pursuant to the rules governing the Company's participation in the Capital Purchase Program administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, therefore, the Company did not conduct a vote on the frequency of such shareholder advisory votes as would otherwise be required by Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Proposal C, concerning the ratification of the performance measures in the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan was approved by the stockholders with the following votes cast:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
11,723,728
318,597
19,581
2,664,339

Proposal D, concerning the amendment to the Company's Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors was approved by the stockholders with the following votes cast:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
11,724,996
287,253
49,657
2,664,339

Proposal E, concerning the approval of the Company's Annual Incentive Plan was approved by the stockholders with the following votes cast:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
11,690,863
349,839
21,204
2,664,339


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement filed on April 23, 2012).*
99.1
Description of the Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to pages 32 and 33 of the Company's Proxy Statement filed on April 23, 2012).


* Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.







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 thereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 5, 2012
 
By:
/s/ Mark G. Ponder
 
 
 
 
Mark G. Ponder

 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Controller