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 20, 2017
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 000-16084 | 23-2951943 | |
| (Commission file number) | (IRS employer ID) |
| 90-92 Main Street, Wellsboro Pennsylvania | 16901 | |
| (Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code - (570) 724-3411
N/A
(Former name, address and fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters of a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Citizens & Northern Corporation was held on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on February 3, 2017 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. On this record date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 12,143,776 shares of Common Stock with four issues proposed for vote by the stockholders. A total of 8,938,598 shares of Common Stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented approximately 74% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock.
Proposal I- Election of Class III Directors.
Voting for the Class III Directors elected to serve for a term of three years is summarized as follows:
| Dennis F. Beardslee | |||
| Total Votes in Favor | 5,362,403 | ||
| Total Votes Withheld / Against | 459,464 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,731 | ||
| Jan E. Fisher | |||
| Total Votes in Favor | 5,380,086 | ||
| Total Votes Withheld / Against | 441,781 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,731 | ||
| J. Bradley Scovill | |||
| Total Votes in Favor | 5,589,054 | ||
| Total Votes Withheld / Against | 232,813 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,731 | ||
| Aaron K. Singer | |||
| Total Votes in Favor | 5,606,214 | ||
| Total Votes Withheld / Against | 215,653 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,731 | ||
Proposal II – Approval and Adoption of the 2016 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Voting on the requested approval and adoption of the 2016 compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was as follows:
| Total Votes in Favor | 5,099,894 | |
| Total Votes Against | 437,024 | |
| Total Abstained | 284,945 | |
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,735 |
Proposal III – Approval and Adoption of the frequency of the advisory vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Voting on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was as follows:
| Total Votes in Favor of 1 Year | 4,377,861 | |
| Total Votes in Favor of 2 Years | 247,070 | |
| Total Votes in Favor of 3 Years | 1,057,821 | |
| Total Abstained | 139,111 | |
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,116,735 |
Proposal IV – Ratification and Approval of the appointment of the firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Voting on the requested ratification and approval of the appointment of the firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as independent auditors of the Corporation was as follows:
| Total Votes in Favor | 8,817,439 | |
| Total Votes Against | 62,538 | |
| Total Abstained | 58,621 | |
| Broker Non-Votes | 0 |
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.
| Citizens & Northern Corporation | |||
| Date: April 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Mark A. Hughes | |
| Mark A. Hughes, Treasurer | |||