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)   5/18/2011                                                                 
 
 
 
CITIZENS FIRST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
     
     
Kentucky                                                                                                            333-67435                                                                                                                                                    61-0912615
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     

   
   
                            1065 Ashley Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky                                                                                                                                                                                                  42103                 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (270) 393-0700                                                              
 
     
 
Not Applicable
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
(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 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on May 18, 2011.  The following directors were elected to three year terms, ending in 2014, with the vote totals as shown:

         
 
Votes for
Votes withheld
 Broker Non-votes
Votes abstained
         
Barry D. Bray
912,129
14,808
891,743
0
Sarah Glenn Grise
894,278
32,659
891,743
0
Chris B. Guthrie
825,880
101,057
891,743
0
Amy Milliken
908,129
18,808
891,743
0
         
         
The terms of office of the following directors of the Company continued after the Annual Meeting:

Name
Term Expires In
James R. Hilliard
M. Todd Kanipe
Kevin Vance
2012
2012
2012
 
Steve Newberry
Jack Sheidler
John Taylor
Fred Travis
2013
2013
2013
2013
 
   
   
As a participant in the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program, the Company issued senior preferred shares and a related warrant to the Treasury Department and, as a result, was required at the annual meeting, to permit an advisory (non-binding) shareholder vote on the compensation of the participant’s named executive officers.

The following vote totals were received on the advisory vote on executive compensation:

Votes For
895,430
   
Votes Against
28,356
   
Votes Abstained
3,151
   
 Broker Non-votes 891,743

The following vote totals were received on the ratification of Crowe Horwath, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:

Votes For
1,813,176
   
Votes Against
4,492
   
Votes Abstained
1,012
   
 Broker Non-votes  0


 
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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.
 
CITIZENS FIRST CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:   /s/ M. Todd Kanipe
             M. Todd Kanipe
      President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: May 23, 2011


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