form8k042412.htm
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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 24, 2012

BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
                                   Oklahoma                       000-19341              73-1373454
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                                                                                                                        (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission        (IRS Employer
                                                                                                                                 of incorporation)                File Number)     Identification No.)
 
 

Bank of Oklahoma Tower, Boston Avenue at Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(918) 588-6000

_____________________N/A___________________________

(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

ITEM 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)  
On April 24, 2012, BOK Financial Corporation (“BOKF”) held its annual meeting of shareholders.

(b)  
The matters voted upon at the annual meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter (where applicable), are set forth below:

1. Election of Directors
For
Against/Withheld
Abstain
Non-Vote
Gregory S. Allen
65,125,081
  117,614
--
2,641,695
C. Fred Ball Jr.
61,813,174
3,429,521
--
2,641,695
Sharon J. Bell
65,167,582
75,113
--
2,641,695
Peter C. Boylan, III
65,183,544
59,151
--
2,641,695
Chester Cadieux, III
65,078,207
164,488
--
2,641,695
Joseph W. Craft, III
64,885,914
356,781
--
2,641,695
William E. Durrett
65,167,093
75,602
--
2,641,695
John W. Gibson
64,943,029
299,666
--
2,641,695
David F. Griffin
65,125,105
117,590
--
2,641,695
V. Burns Hargis
65,162,606
80,089
--
2,641,695
E. Carey Joullian, IV
59,132,774
6,109,921
--
2,641,695
George B. Kaiser
62,882,146
2,360,549
--
2,641,695
Robert J. LaFortune
65,168,859
73,836
--
2,641,695
Stanley A. Lybarger
61,856,114
3,386,581
--
2,641,695
Steven J. Malcolm
63,333,221
1,909,474
--
2,641,695
E.C. Richards
Michael C. Turpen
65,185,415
65,181,600
57,280
61,095
--
--
 
2,641,695
2,641,695
2. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2012
 
3. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers
 
67,846,742
 
 
 
63,796,224
33,141
 
 
 
846,317
4,507
 
 
 
600,154
--
 
 
 
2,641,695
ITEM 7.01                      Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On April 24, 2012, the Board of Directors of authorized BOKF to repurchase up to two million shares of BOKF’s common stock.  The specific timing and amount of repurchases will be determined by management based upon market conditions, securities law and any other regulatory compliance limitations and other factors. Repurchases of common stock may be made over time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
 
BOKF had repurchased 1,691,398 shares of BOKF common stock under its original two million share repurchase authorization granted April 26, 2005.  The increase in the number of shares authorized for repurchase allows BOKF to again repurchase up to two million shares.
 
Information in this Current Report that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report contains material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
 

 
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.

                                                                                                                                                BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By:  /s/  Steven E. Nell
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Steven E. Nell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Executive Vice President
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Chief Financial Officer
Date:  April 24, 2012