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 19, 2020



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)

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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

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).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



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

On May 19, 2020, 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 9, 2020 (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.
28,035,701
249,315
21,005
6,336,706
Martin A. Dietrich
27,789,765
491,372
24,884
6,336,706
Patricia T. Civil
27,645,403
603,358
57,260
6,336,706
Timothy E. Delaney
28,105,005
128,475
72,541
6,336,706
James H. Douglas
26,998,298
1,230,887
76,836
6,336,706
Andrew S. Kowalczyk, III
28,099,026
133,137
73,858
6,336,706
John C. Mitchell
27,493,385
769,330
43,306
6,336,706
V. Daniel Robinson, II
27,836,134
429,750
40,137
6,336,706
Matthew J. Salanger
28,106,201
121,256
78,564
6,336,706
Joseph A. Santangelo
27,692,038
530,114
83,869
6,336,706
Lowell A. Seifter
28,099,017
134,484
72,520
6,336,706
Robert A. Wadsworth
27,685,509
538,919
81,593
6,336,706
Jack H. Webb
27,977,097
264,290
64,634
6,336,706

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
27,498,150
619,174
188,697
6,336,706

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, 2020, as set forth below:

Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstain
34,049,046
559,862
33,819


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 20, 2020
By:
/s/ John V. Moran
   
John V. Moran
   
Executive Vice President
   
and Chief Financial Officer