form8k_chicopee-092816.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): September 28, 2016

CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Massachusetts
 
0-51996
 
20-4840562
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

70 Center Street, Chicopee, Massachusetts
 
01013
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (413) 594-6692

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

A Special Meeting of Shareholders of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 28, 2016.  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 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2016.  The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Approval of the Merger Agreement and Merger with Horizon Bancorp

The shareholders approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the merger agreement, by and between Westfield Financial, Inc., or Westfield, and Chicopee Bancorp, Inc., dated as of April 4, 2016, pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into Westfield with Westfield surviving, as follows:

 
For
4,026,800
 
 
Against
475,588
 
 
Abstain
39,535
 
 
Broker non-votes
 

Proposal 2 – Approval of an advisory (non-binding) proposal to approve the compensation payable to the named executive officers

The shareholders approved an advisory (non-binding) proposal to approve the compensation payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger, as follows:

 
For
3,894,547
 
 
Against
537,407
 
 
Abstain
109,969
 
 
Broker non-votes
0
 

Proposal 3 – Approval of Adjournment of Special Meeting

The shareholders approved the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting, to approve the merger agreement, as follows:

 
For
4,061,004
 
 
Against
443,013
 
 
Abstain
37,905
 
 
Broker non-votes
 


 
 
 


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.

   
CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
  DATE: September 28, 2016
By:  
/s/ William J. Wagner                                                                                        
   
William J. Wagner
   
President and Chief Executive Officer