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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2022, Western New England Bancorp, Inc., (the “Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 22,802,029 shares of common stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 19,349,774 shares of common stock were presented in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business.
There were three proposals submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The shareholders elected the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3. Proposals 1, 2, and 3 are detailed in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022. The final results of voting on each of the proposals are as follows:
Proposal 1: Consideration and vote upon a proposal to elect two Directors of the Company for a three-year term expiring in 2025.
Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
Gary G. Fitzgerald | 15,343,207 | 121,826 | 3,884,741 | |||
Paul C. Picknelly | 14,667,794 | 797,239 | 3,884,741 |
Proposal 2: Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
15,016,389 | 315,488 | 133,155 | 3,884,742 |
Proposal 3: Consider and vote upon a proposal for the ratification of the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of Wolf & Company, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
19,102,152 | 189,954 | 57,668 | — |
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.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Guida R. Sajdak | ||
Guida R. Sajdak | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: May 11, 2022