8-K 1 form8-k.htm HILLS BANCORPORATION FORM 8-K 04-18-2011 form8-k.htm

 
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) – April 18, 2011




HILLS BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



 
 Iowa  Commission File Number 0-12668  42-1208067
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
131 Main Street, Hills, Iowa 52235
 (Address of principal executive office)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (319) 679-2291


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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 18, 2011.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011.  The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The following individuals were elected to serve as directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting.
 


   
  For
Withhold Authority
Broker Non-Votes
         
 
James A. Nowak
2,818,331
28,956
None
 
Theodore H. Pacha
2,810,732
34,755
None
 
Ann Marie Rhodes
2,788,185
59,102
None
 
Ronald E. Stutsman
2,794,545
52,743
None
         
 
Proposal 2 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved executive compensation.

For
2,576,805
Against
74,983
Abstain
194,944
Broker Non-Votes
None

Proposal 3 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Non-Binding Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved a one year frequency for future votes on executive compensation.


One Year
2,488,631
Two Years
175,456
Three Years
109,973
Abstain
73,228
Broker Non-Votes
None

 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement 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.
 



     HILLS BANCORPORATION
     
Date: April 19, 2011
    /s/ Dwight O. Seegmiller
   
Dwight O. Seegmiller, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer