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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 10, 2018

 

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Texas

001-36722

20-0477066

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

12700 Park Central Drive, Suite 1700,

Dallas, Texas

 

75251

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(214) 365-6900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  

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.  

 

 

 


 

 

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

As described in Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 10, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation (the “Charter”) to  (i) provide for the phasing out of the classified structure of the Company’s Board of Directors and (ii) to implement majority voting in uncontested director elections (items (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Governance Amendments”). The Governance Amendments became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation with the Texas Secretary of State on May 10, 2018.  In connection therewith, the Company’s Board of Directors also approved corresponding amendments to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective concurrently with the effectiveness of the Governance Amendments.

The description of the amendments to the Company’s Charter and Bylaws are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. and Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Triumph Bancorp, Inc., copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

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

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the following matters:

(1)

To re-elect the four Class I Directors of the Company for a three-year term that will expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Final voting results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

Name of Nominee

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

Non-Votes

 

Aaron P. Graft

 

 

15,613,309

 

 

 

67,521

 

 

 

2,933,000

 

Robert Dobrient

 

 

15,420,053

 

 

 

260,777

 

 

 

2,933,000

 

Maribess L. Miller

 

 

14,500,052

 

 

 

1,180,778

 

 

 

2,933,000

 

Frederick P. Perpall

 

 

15,613,309

 

 

 

67,521

 

 

 

2,933,000

 

(2)

To approve proposed amendments to the Charter to provide for the phasing out of the classified structure of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Declassification Proposal”).  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For

 

 

15,675,518

 

Votes Against

 

 

2,850

 

Abstentions

 

 

2,462

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

2,933,000

 

(3)

To approve proposed amendments to the Charter to implement majority voting in uncontested director elections (the “Majority Vote Proposal”).  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For

 

 

15,675,280

 

Votes Against

 

 

3,088

 

Abstentions

 

 

2,462

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

2,933,000

 

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(4)

To ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For

 

 

18,543,238

 

Votes Against

 

 

49,204

 

Abstentions

 

 

21,388

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit

Description

3.1

Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Triumph Bancorp, Inc.

3.2

Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Triumph Bancorp, Inc.


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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.

TRIUMPH BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam D. Nelson

 

 

Name: Adam D. Nelson

Title: Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Date:  May 10, 2018

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