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 21, 2019


NBT BANCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-14703
16-1268674
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

52 South Broad Street
Norwich, New York 13815
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (607) 337-2265

Not Applicable
(Former name or former 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
NBTB
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC



Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 21, 2019, NBT held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The proposals voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1—NBT’s shareholders elected thirteen individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NBT as set forth below:

Nominees
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
John H. Watt, Jr.
30,186,622
232,587
162,452
6,373,140
Martin A. Dietrich
30,186,011
269,622
126,028
6,373,140
Patricia T. Civil
29,980,547
458,343
142,771
6,373,140
Timothy E. Delaney
30,265,074
164,729
151,858
6,373,140
James H. Douglas
29,326,302
1,111,109
144,250
6,373,140
Andrew S. Kowalczyk, III
30,084,182
364,087
133,392
6,373,140
John C. Mitchell
29,890,817
566,098
124,746
6,373,140
V. Daniel Robinson, II
30,209,996
227,471
144,194
6,373,140
Matthew J. Salanger
30,284,280
130,111
167,270
6,373,140
Joseph A. Santangelo
29,929,209
504,604
147,848
6,373,140
Lowell A. Seifter
30,087,432
359,821
134,408
6,373,140
Robert A. Wadsworth
29,964,407
462,520
154,734
6,373,140
Jack H. Webb
30,174,701
255,080
151,880
6,373,140

Proposal 2—NBT’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of NBT’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
29,298,416
903,059
380,186
6,373,140

Proposal 3—NBT’s shareholders ratified the appointment by the Board of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of NBT for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, as set forth below:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
36,265,770
517,103
171,928


SIGNATURE

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.

 
NBT BANCORP INC.
     
Date: May 22, 2019
By:
/s/ Michael J. Chewens
   
Michael J. Chewens
   
Senior Executive Vice President
   
and Chief Financial Officer