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):  December 16, 2015
 
The Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  000-51018
 
Delaware
  
23-3016517
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
409 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
302-385-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At The Bancorp, Inc.'s ("Bancorp") Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 16, 2015, pursuant to the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement dated November 3, 2015 (the "Proxy Statement"), the voting results were as follows:
(a) Proposal 1. Each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors as follows:
Name of Nominee*
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
       
Daniel G. Cohen
24,773,904
4,381,444
104,397
Walter T. Beach
25,257,155
3,899,193
103,397
Michael J. Bradley
22,828,723
6,327,625
103,397
John C. Chrystal
25,413,261
3,743,087
103,397
Matthew Cohn
22,316,952
6,338,396
604,397
Hersh Kozlov
27,282,696
1,873,752
103,297
William H. Lamb
25,297,012
3,360,436
602,297
James J. McEntee III
24,846,764
4,309,584
103,397
Mei-Mei Tuan
27,665,268
1,490,080
104,397
 
All of the nominees for director were elected for one year terms. With respect to each nominee, the total number of broker non-votes was 3,054,892.

* Mr. Frank Mastrangelo resigned his position on the Board of Directors on December 13, 2015; therefore, he did not stand for re-election.
 
(b) Proposal 2.  The non-binding resolution to approve the 2014 compensation program for the named executive officers was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
     
27,119,757
2,007,200
132,788
There were 3,054,892 broker non-votes on this proposal.


(c) Proposal 3.  The proposal to approve the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as Bancorp's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved as follows:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
     
30,992,974
1,317,939
3,724
 


 
Signature(s)
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:  December 16, 2015
The Bancorp, Inc.
     
 
By:
/s/ Paul Frenkiel
 
Name:
Paul Frenkiel
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary