UNITED STATES

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): 4/25/2014

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number : 0-4887

MO

  

43-0903811

(State or other jurisdiction of

  

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

  

Identification No.)

1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(816) 860-7000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The annual meeting of shareholders of UMB Financial Corporation (the "Company") was held on April 22, 2014. As of the record date, there were a total of 45,505,975 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 42,076,557 shares were represented in person or by proxy, therefore, a quorum was present. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the shareholders:

1. Election of 14 directors to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. The nominees for the directorships received the following votes:

Director 

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Warner L. Baxter

38,919,816

134,470

3,022,271

David R. Bradley

37,676,035

1,378,251

3,022,271

Nancy K. Buese

38,942,436

111,850

3,022,271

Peter J. deSilva

38,795,860

258,426

3,022,271

Terrence P. Dunn

38,389,659

664,627

3,022,271

Kevin C. Gallagher

38,947,175

107,111

3,022,271

Greg M. Graves

38,832,294

221,992

3,022,271

Alexander C. Kemper

38,602,667

451,619

3,022,271

J Mariner Kemper

38,045,673

1,008,613

3,022,271

Kris A. Robbins

38,801,445

252,841

3,022,271

Thomas D. Sanders

37,683,476

1,370,810

3,022,271

L. Joshua Sosland

38,772,823

281,463

3,022,271

Paul Uhlmann III

38,767,317

286,969

3,022,271

Thomas J. Wood III

38,753,712

300,574

3,022,271

Based on the votes set forth above, each of the nominees was elected to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting in 2015.

2. Ratification of the Corporate Audit Committee's engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. The proposal received the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

41,833,944

210,962

31,651

0

 

3. Advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. The proposal received the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

37,921,418

883,835

249,033

3,022,271

4. Shareholder proposal for the adoption of a policy requiring an Independent Chair of the Company's Board of Directors. The proposal received the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non Votes

5,804,198

33,040,752

209,336

3,022,271

                                       

      

 

 

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.

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

By:

 

/s/ Brian J. Walker

 

Brian J. Walker

EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: April 25, 2014