8-K
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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

 

Date of Report

July 19, 2024

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-6887

99-0148992

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

130 Merchant Street

Honolulu

Hawaii

96813

(Address of principal executive offices)

(City)

(State)

(Zip Code)

 

(888) 643-3888

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

 

BOH

 

New York Stock Exchange

Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of 4.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A

 

BOH.PRA

 

New York Stock Exchange

Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of 8.000% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B

 

BOH.PRB

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 19, 2024, Peter S. Ho, Chairman, President and CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Company”) relinquished the title of President of the Company and, at the same time, the Board of Directors of the Company promoted Vice Chair and Chief Banking Officer James C. Polk to President of the Company. Mr. Ho will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mr. Polk will continue to report to Mr. Ho. In addition to his current responsibility overseeing Commercial Banking, Cash Management, Merchant Services and Wealth Management, Mr. Polk will now have executive oversight for Retail Banking, as well as Branch Banking and Contact Center, making him now responsible for all of the Company’s revenue-generating businesses.

Mr. Polk, age 58, joined the Company in 1999 and for the last 25 years has held a variety of leadership roles, including overseeing Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, Retail Lending & Deposit Products, and the Company’s West Pacific Region. In 2016, he was promoted to Vice Chair, and became Chief Banking Officer in 2021.

In connection with his promotion, Mr. Polk’s annual salary has been increased to $570,000 and he was awarded a long-term, performance-based restricted stock unit award of $500,000.

 


 

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.

 

Date: July 19, 2024

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

By:

/s/ Patrick M. McGuirk

Patrick M. McGuirk

Vice Chair and Chief Administrative Officer