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): May 4, 2016
 
 
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York
0-12507
22-2448962
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
250 GLEN STREET, GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK 12801
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (518) 745-1000
 
(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.

Arrow Financial Corporation (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 4, 2016. As of the record date, March 7, 2016, there were 13,000,580 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The holders of 10,251,090 shares of common stock, 78.85% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, and this amount represented a quorum. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2016. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, our shareholders elected four Class C director nominees with terms expiring in 2019 to the Board of Directors and ratified the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

The matters acted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the voting tabulation for each matter, are as follows:

1:
The election of four (4) directors to Class C for a term of three (3) years or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Class C Director Nominees:
 
 
 
Tenée R. Casaccio
7,142,271
 
190,894
 
2,917,925
 
Gary C. Dake
6,008,243
 
1,324,922
 
2,917,925
 
Thomas L. Hoy
6,992,513
 
340,652
 
2,917,925
 
Colin L. Read
7,200,657
 
132,508
 
2,917,925
 
 
 
 
 



2:
The ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

Common Stock Voted On:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
KPMG LLP
10,063,284
 
51,627
 
136,179
 









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.

 
 
 
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date:
May 6, 2016
By:
/s/ Terry R. Goodemote
 
 
 
Terry R. Goodemote,
  Executive Vice President,
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer