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Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management&#8217;s solicitations.  A total of 70,922,148 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock were entitled to vote as of August 10, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting.  There were 64,130,618 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on six proposals.  Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.</span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 1:</b><span style="display:inline-block;width:6.17pt;"></span><b style="font-weight:bold;">Election of Directors.</b>&#160;&#160;<span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2021 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.  Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected.  The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:</span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">a)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">For three-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2023:</span></td></tr></table><div style="margin-top:12pt;"></div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:77.06%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Nominees for Director</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes Withheld</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Robert R. Hill, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,362,446</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,402,368</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Jean E. Davis</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,475,448</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,289,365</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Martin B. Davis</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">56,755,040</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,009,774</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John H. Holcomb III</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,583,134</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,181,680</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Charles W. McPherson</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">56,951,398</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">813,415</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Ernest S. Pinner</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,785,649</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,979,165</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">b)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">For two-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2022:</span></td></tr></table><div style="margin-top:12pt;"></div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:77.06%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Nominees for Director</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes Withheld</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">G. Ruffner Page, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">57,076,709</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">688,105</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Joshua A. Snively</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">56,569,982</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,194,831</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">c)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">For one-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2021:</span></td></tr></table><div style="margin-top:12pt;"></div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:77.06%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Nominees for Director</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes Withheld</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John C. Corbett</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,921,764</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,843,050</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">William K. Pou, Jr. </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">56,961,490</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">803,323</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">David G. Salyers</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">56,493,046</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,271,768</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">2</p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 2:  Declassification of Board.</b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">  The shareholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the classified structure of the Board of Directors. Approval of Proposal Two required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the Company&#8217;s common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, and 80.54% of such holders voted in favor of Proposal Two.  The results of the vote were as follows:</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:41.82%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">57,128,648</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">458,084</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">178,082</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">64,130,618</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 3:  Amendment and Restatement of Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">  The shareholders voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company&#8217;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the plan by up to 1,400,000 shares. The results of the vote were as follows:</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:41.82%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">56,826,098</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">792,054</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">146,662</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">64,130,618</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 4:  2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">  The shareholders voted to approve the Company&#8217;s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The results of the vote were as follows:</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:41.82%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">55,138,596</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">2,387,262</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">238,956</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">&#160;64,130,618</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 5:  Compensation of Named Executive Officers.</b><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">  </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;">The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.&#160;&#160;The results of the vote were as follows:&#160;&#160;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:41.82%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">49,315,541</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">8,068,624</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">380,648</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">6,365,804</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">64,130,618</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">3</p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Proposal 6: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.<span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">  The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.  The results of the vote were as follows:</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:41.82%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">62,803,334</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">1,179,174</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">148,109</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">0</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.4%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">64,130,618</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">4</p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">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.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:45.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:50.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SOUTH STATE CORPORATION</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:50.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:45.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">By:</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:45.28%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-style:italic;text-transform:uppercase;">/s/ John C. Corbett</i></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Name: </p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:45.28%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;">John C. Corbett</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Title:</p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:45.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:49.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:5.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:45.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><div style="height:11.5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Dated: October 30, 2020</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">5</p></div></div>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 30, 2020 (
October 29, 2020
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SOUTH STATE CORP
ORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
001-12669
(Commission File Number)
57-0799315
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1101 First Street South, Suite 202
Winter Haven
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FL
(Address of principal executive offices)
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33880
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863
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293-4710
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock
, par value $2.50 per share
SSB
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of South State Corporation (the "Company") was reconvened and held on October 29, 2020.  Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management's solicitations.  A total of 70,922,148 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote as of August 10, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting.  There were 64,130,618 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on six proposals.  Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.
Proposal No. 1:
Election of Directors.
The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2021 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.  Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected.  The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:
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For three-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2023:
Nominees for Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert R. Hill, Jr.
55,362,446
2,402,368
6,365,804
Jean E. Davis
55,475,448
2,289,365
6,365,804
Martin B. Davis
56,755,040
1,009,774
6,365,804
John H. Holcomb III
54,583,134
3,181,680
6,365,804
Charles W. McPherson
56,951,398
813,415
6,365,804
Ernest S. Pinner
55,785,649
1,979,165
6,365,804
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b)
For two-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2022:
Nominees for Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.
57,076,709
688,105
6,365,804
Joshua A. Snively
56,569,982
1,194,831
6,365,804
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c)
For one-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2021:
Nominees for Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John C. Corbett
55,921,764
1,843,050
6,365,804
William K. Pou, Jr.
56,961,490
803,323
6,365,804
David G. Salyers
56,493,046
1,271,768
6,365,804
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Proposal 2:  Declassification of Board.
The shareholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the classified structure of the Board of Directors. Approval of Proposal Two required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, and 80.54% of such holders voted in favor of Proposal Two.  The results of the vote were as follows:
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Voting For
57,128,648
Voting Against
458,084
Abstain from Voting
178,082
Non-Votes
6,365,804
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64,130,618
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Proposal 3:  Amendment and Restatement of Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The shareholders voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the plan by up to 1,400,000 shares. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Voting For
56,826,098
Voting Against
792,054
Abstain from Voting
146,662
Non-Votes
6,365,804
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64,130,618
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Proposal 4:  2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The shareholders voted to approve the Company's 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The results of the vote were as follows:
Voting For
55,138,596
Voting Against
2,387,262
Abstain from Voting
238,956
Non-Votes
6,365,804
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64,130,618
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Proposal 5:  Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.  The results of the vote were as follows:
Voting For
49,315,541
Voting Against
8,068,624
Abstain from Voting
380,648
Non-Votes
6,365,804
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64,130,618
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Proposal 6: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.  The results of the vote were as follows:
Voting For
62,803,334
Voting Against
1,179,174
Abstain from Voting
148,109
Non-Votes
0
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64,130,618
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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.
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SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ John C. Corbett
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Name:
John C. Corbett
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: October 30, 2020
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