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):  June 15, 2012

 

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

1-31987

 

84-1477939

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1330

 

 

Dallas, Texas

 

75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 855-2177

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

On June 15, 2012, Hilltop Holdings Inc., or the Company, held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Dallas, Texas.  At the 2012 Annual Meeting, stockholders were asked to vote on three proposals: the election of the twelve director nominees named in the proxy statement; an advisory vote on executive compensation; and the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.  The voting results at the 2012 Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1:          The following twelve director nominees were elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodes R. Bobbitt

 

44,258,994

 

 

538,330

 

4,311,037

 

W. Joris Brinkerhoff

 

44,242,580

 

 

554,744

 

4,311,037

 

Charles R. Cummings

 

44,307,588

 

 

489,736

 

4,311,037

 

Gerald J. Ford

 

42,498,842

 

 

2,298,482

 

4,311,037

 

Jeremy B. Ford

 

44,370,893

 

 

426,431

 

4,311,037

 

J. Markham Green

 

44,483,692

 

 

313,632

 

4,311,037

 

Jess T. Hay

 

44,307,088

 

 

490,236

 

4,311,037

 

William T. Hill, Jr.

 

44,082,190

 

 

715,134

 

4,311,037

 

W. Robert Nichols, III

 

43,382,108

 

 

1,415,216

 

4,311,037

 

C. Clifton Robinson

 

43,676,293

 

 

1,121,031

 

4,311,037

 

Kenneth D. Russell

 

42,631,328

 

 

 

2,165,996

 

4,311,037

 

Carl B. Webb

 

42,570,329

 

 

2,226,995

 

4,311,037

 

 

Proposal No. 2:          The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2011 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,373,782

 

2,565,363

 

858,179

 

4,311,037

 

 

Proposal No. 3:          The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was ratified.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,964,169

 

95,035

 

49,157

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Hilltop Holdings Inc.,

 

 

 

a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 20, 2012

By:

/s/ COREY PRESTIDGE

 

 

 

Name:

Corey G. Prestidge

 

 

 

Title:

General Counsel & Secretary

 

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