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Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) is being challenged by a former director who wants to wrest control of the Lakewood, Colo., company's board.
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Solera National Bank in Lakewood, Colo., has recruited a team of 40 residential mortgage lenders as it starts to fulfill promises of growth after a regulatory setback.
December 5
Solera National Bancorp's annual meeting is quickly shaping up to be a free-for-all.
Solera (SLRK) said in a press release Tuesday that Kathleen Stout, a former employee who was terminated in December and wants to be rehired, intends to nominate eight people for the $170 million-asset company's board. The Lakewood, Colo., company said it would not recommend any of her nominees.
Solera did not say why it dismissed Stout, who
The disclosure comes a day after Michael Quagliano, who owns 23.3% of Solera's stock, said he
Quagliano, who briefly served on Solera's board, said in a recent regulatory filing that the company had been unwilling to respond to his various recommendations, which included suggestions that management and the board eliminate certain real estate leases, consider "appropriate" staff reductions and decrease executive compensation.
Solera also said it would not recommend Quagliano's nominees, adding that it had tried on "multiple occasions" to meet with him to discuss his concerns. "He had refused to meet with us," the release said. "We are disappointed that he has decided to pursue a costly and disruptive proxy contest rather than engage in a constructive dialogue."
Solera said it plans to hold its annual meeting on May 22.
Separately, Solera disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had