8-K

 

 

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 21, 2014

 

 

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Missouri   000-20827   43-1265338

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

12444 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 550  
St. Louis, Missouri   63131
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(314) 506-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


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

On April 21, 2014, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting:

(a) Election of two directors to serve three-year terms ending in 2017, as follows:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Eric H. Brunngraber

     7,976,808         72,854         2,777,955   

Benjamin F. Edwards, IV

     7,973,452         76,210         2,777,955   

All director nominees were elected.

(b) Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker

Non-Votes

7,616,393

  211,759   221,509   2,777,955

On an advisory basis, the Company’s shareholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2014 proxy statement.

(c) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

10,781,626

  15,570   30,420

The selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 was ratified.

 

Item 8.01. Other Matters.

On April 23, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s board of directors declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable June 16, 2014 to shareholders of record on June 5, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of Cass Information Systems, Inc. dated April 23, 2014.

 

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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.

Dated: April 23, 2014

 

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

By:  

/s/ Eric H. Brunngraber

Name:   Eric H. Brunngraber
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
By:  

/s/ P. Stephen Appelbaum

Name:   P. Stephen Appelbaum
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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