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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): November 30, 2021 (November 30, 2021)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-10537 | 36-3143493 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
37 South River Street
Aurora, Illinois 60507
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(630) 892-0202
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | OSBC | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (“Old Second”) held a virtual special meeting of its stockholders on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, related to Old Second’s proposed merger with West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. (“West Suburban”). The matters submitted to stockholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Merger and Share Issuance Proposal
Old Second’s stockholders approved the proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of July 25, 2021, by and between Old Second and West Suburban (the “merger agreement”), under which West Suburban will merge with and into Old Second, and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the issuance of shares of Old Second common stock to shareholders of West Suburban in connection with the merger. The following is a tabulation of the voting results for Proposal 1:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |||
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22,309,287 | | | 26,158 | | | 31,805 | | | — |
Proposal 2 – Adjournment Proposal
Old Second’s stockholders approved a proposal to adjourn the Old Second special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of Proposal 1. Although Proposal 2 was approved, the adjournment of the special meeting was not necessary because Old Second’s stockholders approved Proposal 1. The following is a tabulation of the voting results for Proposal 2:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |||
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21,316,012 | | | 1,019,225 | | | 32,013 | | | — |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 30, 2021, Old Second and West Suburban issued a joint press release announcing that each company’s stockholders approved the merger agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Number | | Exhibit |
99.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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| OLD SECOND BANCORP, INC. | |
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Dated: November 30, 2021 | By: | /s/ Bradley S. Adams |
| | Bradley S. Adams |
| | Executive Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |