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 15, 2018

 

CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania 0-15536 23-2428543
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Number)
     

 

105 Leader Heights Road  
P.O. Box 2887  
York, Pennsylvania 17405-2887
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

717-747-1519

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or 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:

 

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CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP, INC.

FORM 8-K

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of

Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On May 15, 2018, Charles Field, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PeoplesBank, a Codorus Valley Company (the “Bank”), resigned from his positions and as an employee effective as of May 31, 2018. The Board of Directors has acted to appoint Diane Baker as interim Chief Financial Officer and interim Treasurer effective June 1, 2018. The Board has directed that there be an executive search for a permanent replacement for the Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Baker also currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer.

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 15, 2018, the Corporation held its 2018 Annual Meeting. Notice of the meeting was mailed to shareholders of record on or about April 6, 2018, together with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. As of the record date, there were a total of 8,913,098 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and 7,380,007 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy. The following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of three Class A directors, each to serve for a term of three years.

 

There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for election to the Board and all such nominees were elected. The number of votes cast for or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, was as follows:

 

Director  Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Vote
Brian D. Brunner   6,231,968    136,998    1,011,041 
Jeffrey R. Hines, P.E.   6,011,044    357,922    1,011,041 
Dallas L. Smith   6,085,806    283,160    1,011,041 
                

 

Proposal 2 – Approve an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding executive compensation.

 

The proposal to approve the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers was approved by the required affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present at the meeting, in person or by proxy. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal, was as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Vote
 6,126,937    196,250    45,779    1,011,041 

 

 

 

 

 

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Proposal 3 – Approve an amendment to the Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock.

 

The proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the aggregate number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock which the Corporation may issue from 15 million to 30 million was approved by the required affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present at the meeting, in person or by proxy. The number of votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal, was as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
4,913,860   2,436,999   29,148   --------

  

Proposal 4 – Ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal, was as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
7,315,760   32,382   31,865   --------

  

 

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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.

 

  Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: May 18, 2018 /s/ Larry J. Miller
  Larry J. Miller
  Chairman, President and Chief
  Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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