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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 14, 2023, Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote on the following proposals: (1) to elect five Company directors for a term of three years each; (2) to approve the Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan; and (3) to ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.
As of April 18, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 18,940,674 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 16,167,927 shares of the Company’s common stock, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The individuals named below were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
| Name |
For | Withheld | Non-votes | |||||||||
| Richard A. Farmar, III |
12,345,361 | 634,331 | 3,188,235 | |||||||||
| Andrew C. Holzwarth |
12,055,059 | 924,633 | 3,188,235 | |||||||||
| William W. Stokes |
12,456,825 | 522,867 | 3,188,235 | |||||||||
| Heather M. Cozart |
12,634,275 | 345,417 | 3,188,235 | |||||||||
| Otis S. Jones |
12,315,806 | 663,886 | 3,188,235 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: Approve the Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan
Shareholders approved the Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.
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Against |
Abstain |
Non-votes | |||
| 12,008,202 | 830,831 | 140,659 | 3,188,235 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023
Shareholders ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-votes | |||
| 16,063,558 | 64,118 | 40,250 | 0 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: June 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Judy C. Gavant | ||||
| Judy C. Gavant | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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