2016 Shareholder Vote









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):   April 29, 2016





FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its new charter)



Pennsylvania                                  0-12126                        25-1440803

(State or other jurisdiction             (Commission                      (IRS Employer

of incorporation)                     File Number)                      Indent. No.)



20 South Main Street, Chambersburg, PA                                        17201

          (Address of principal executive office)                                       (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code                     (717) 264-6116



N/A

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



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



Franklin Financial Services Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 26, 2016.  The Board of Directors submitted the following proposals to a vote of security holders and the results of the voting on each proposal are presented below.



Proposal 1 – Election of four Directors to Class B for a term of three years.  











 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Martin R. Brown

 

1,721,639

 

69,304

 

836,420

Gregory A. Duffey

 

1,709,503

 

81,441

 

836,420

Patricia D. Lacy

 

1,707,968

 

82,976

 

836,420

Allan E. Jennings, Jr.

 

1,722,261

 

68,683

 

836,420







Directors  Brown, Duffey, Lacy and Jennings were elected.

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers (Say-On-Pay)









 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

1,642,290

 

108,127

 

40,527

 

836,420







Proposal 3 – Ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.









 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

2,615,601

 

4,555

 

7,208

 

0







The selection of BDO USA, LLP was ratified.








 

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.



FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION



/s/ William E. Snell, Jr.

     William E. Snell, Jr., Chief Executive Officer



Dated: April 29, 2016