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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed, George E. Hansen III retired from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 14, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Meeting"). Immediately thereafter, the size of the Board was decreased to thirteen members.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted on two proposals that were described in detail in the 2024 Proxy Statement. The following is a brief description of the matters that were voted on at the 2024 Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:
Proposal 1 – Election of four Class I directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
Name |
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Ronald C. Geist | 23,548,422 | 8,017,206 | 5,887,137 | |||
Kevin S. Rauckman | 29,762,048 | 1,803,580 | 5,887,137 | |||
Grey Stogner | 29,706,197 | 1,859,431 | 5,887,137 | |||
Steven W. Caple | 29,735,755 | 1,829,873 | 5,887,137 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
For |
| Against |
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| Broker Non-Vote |
36,932,250 | 492,539 | 27,976 | 0 | |||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: | May 16, 2024 | CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Benjamin R. Clouse | ||
Benjamin R. Clouse | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||