UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 26, 2021
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On May 25, 2021, 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 15, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”).
The proposals voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1—NBT’s shareholders elected fourteen individuals to the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of NBT as set forth below:
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Nominees
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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John H. Watt, Jr.
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28,336,277
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242,717
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52,052
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5,870,155
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Martin A. Dietrich
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28,013,461
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557,341
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60,244
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5,870,155
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Johanna R. Ames
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28,389,536
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208,532
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32,978
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5,870,155
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J. David Brown
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28,457,001
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118,913
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55,132
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5,870,155
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Patricia T. Civil
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27,955,000
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658,645
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17,401
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5,870,155
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Timothy E. Delaney
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27,990,909
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595,019
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45,118
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5,870,155
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James H. Douglas
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26,721,804
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1,879,284
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29,958
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5,870,155
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Andrew S. Kowalczyk, III
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28,366,717
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232,847
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31,482
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5,870,155
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John C. Mitchell
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27,788,066
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813,321
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29,659
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5,870,155
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V. Daniel Robinson, II
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27,985,330
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614,614
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31,102
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5,870,155
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Matthew J. Salanger
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28,208,926
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391,194
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30,926
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5,870,155
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Joseph A. Santangelo
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27,459,615
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1,147,356
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24,075
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5,870,155
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Lowell A. Seifter
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28,378,939
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198,408
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53,699
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5,870,155
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Jack H. Webb
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28,421,090
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134,345
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75,611
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5,870,155
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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:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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27,783,151
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707,436
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140,459
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5,870,155
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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, 2021, as set forth below:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstain
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34,093,943
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362,563
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44,695
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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.
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NBT BANCORP INC.
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Date: May 26, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Annette L. Burns
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Annette L. Burns
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Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer
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