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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
May 16, 2023
 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas
001-39028
26-3212879
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood
Kansas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
66211
(Zip Code)
(
913
)
901-4516
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
(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
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
CFB
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company
 
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not
 
to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
 
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
 
May
 
16,
 
2023,
 
CrossFirst
 
Bankshares,
 
Inc.
 
(“CrossFirst”)
 
held
 
its
 
Annual
 
Meeting
 
of
 
Stockholders
 
(the
 
“Annual
Meeting”). At
 
the Annual
 
Meeting, CrossFirst’s
 
stockholders considered
 
and voted
 
on two
 
proposals that
 
were described
 
in detail
 
in
the 2023 Proxy Statement. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1
The Company’s
 
stockholders elected
 
the following
 
Class III
 
directors to
 
serve until
 
the 2026
 
Annual Meeting,
 
or until
 
their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
 
Name
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Rod K. Brenneman
28,124,083
4,572,297
5,089,618
George C. Bruce
25,949,627
6,746,753
5,089,618
Jennifer M. Grigsby
31,705,700
990,680
5,089,618
Mason D. King
31,835,826
860,554
5,089,618
James W. Kuykendall
31,896,121
800,259
5,089,618
Proposal 2
The Company’s
 
stockholders approved
 
the ratification
 
of the
 
appointment of
 
FORVIS,
 
LLP as
 
the Company’s
 
independent
registered public accounting firm for 2023.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
37,455,136
304,469
26,393
0
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements
 
of the Securities and Exchange Act of
 
1934, the Registrant
 
has duly caused this report
 
to be signed on
 
its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
May 18, 2023
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/ Benjamin R. Clouse
Benjamin R. Clouse
Chief Financial Officer