UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2011
BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-09071 | 59-2022148 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 33309 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 954-940-4900
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BFC Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held
on May 17, 2011. The only proposal submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the
meeting was the election of ten directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a
term expiring at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The ten director nominees were
elected by the Company’s shareholders by the following votes:
| Broker | ||||||||||||
| Votes | Votes | Non- | ||||||||||
| Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Votes | |||||||||
Alan B. Levan |
226,909,919 | 11,478,065 | 0 | |||||||||
John E. Abdo |
226,917,213 | 11,470,771 | 0 | |||||||||
Darwin Dornbush |
228,030,816 | 10,357,168 | 0 | |||||||||
Oscar Holzmann |
228,029,418 | 10,358,566 | 0 | |||||||||
Jarett S. Levan |
227,984,102 | 10,403,882 | 0 | |||||||||
Alan J. Levy |
228,027,147 | 10,360,837 | 0 | |||||||||
Joel Levy |
226,918,988 | 11,468,996 | 0 | |||||||||
William Nicholson |
228,031,445 | 10,356,539 | 0 | |||||||||
Neil Sterling |
228,029,970 | 10,358,014 | 0 | |||||||||
Seth M. Wise |
228,031,445 | 10,356,539 | 0 | |||||||||
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.
| BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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| Date: May 18, 2011 | ||||
| By: | /s/ John K. Grelle | |||
| John K. Grelle, | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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