UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
May 16,
2017
(Date
of Report - Date of earliest event reported on)
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Vermont
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000-16435
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03-0284070
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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4811 US
Route 5, Derby, Vermont
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05829
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
Telephone Number: (802) 334-7915
Not Applicable
(Former
name, former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
The
following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Community Bancorp. on May 16,
2017:
Proposal
1.
To elect four
incumbent directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2020;
Proposal
2.
To ratify the
selection of the independent registered public accounting firm of
Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC (“BerryDunn”) as
the Corporation’s external auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2017.
As of
March 20, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were
5,057,954 shares of the Company’s $2.50 par value common
stock outstanding, and each share was entitled to one vote on all
matters submitted to the shareholders for vote at the
meeting.
The
vote results are as follows:
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AUTHORITY
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WITHHELD/
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BROKER
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MATTER
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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NON-VOTE
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Proposal
1. Election of Incumbent Directors:
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Thomas
E. Adams
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2,704,006
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N/A
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46,665
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0
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Jacques
R. Couture
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2,697,983
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N/A
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52,688
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0
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Dorothy
R. Mitchell
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2,633,294
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N/A
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117,377
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0
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James
G. Wheeler Jr.
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2,125,993
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N/A
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624,678
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0
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BerryDunn
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2,702,853
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42,795
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5,023
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0
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In
accordance with section 3.02 of the Company’s Bylaws, each of
the directors was elected, having received the affirmative vote of
at least a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and
entitled to vote. Proposal 2 was approved, with more votes cast
"FOR" than "AGAINST".
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.
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COMMUNITY
BANCORP.
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DATED:
May 17, 2017
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/s/
Kathryn M.
Austin
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Kathryn
M. Austin, President &
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Chief
Executive Officer
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