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): June 23, 2011
Greer Bancshares Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 000-33021 | 57-1126200 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1111 W. Poinsett Street, Greer, South Carolina | 29650 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(864) 877-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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. |
Greer Bancshares Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 23, 2011. The following matters were submitted to the common shareholders for consideration:
| (i) | election of two (2) directors to serve for terms of three (3) years each, expiring on the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; |
| (ii) | approval of the compensation of the Company’s executives as described in the Summary Compensation Table and the other executive compensation tables and related discussion in the Company’s Proxy Statement; and |
| (iii) | ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. |
A total of 1,771,435 shares, or 71.2% of all common shares, were represented in person or by proxy. All matters were approved. The results of the voting are set forth below.
Nominees for Three Year Terms Expiring in 2014
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Gary M. Griffin |
1,167,953 | 79,798 | 523,684 | |||||||||
| R. Dennis Hennett |
1,170,563 | 77,188 | 523,684 | |||||||||
The terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting:
| Class of 2012 |
Class of 2013 | |
| Mark S. Ashmore | Walter M. Burch | |
| Harold K. James | Paul D. Lister | |
| Steven M. Bateman | C. Don Wall | |
| Raj K. S. Dhillon | Theron C. Smith, III | |
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
1,052,688 | 172,829 | 22,234 | 523,684 | ||||||||||||
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Ratification of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as Independent Registered Accountants |
1,743,723 | 18,162 | 9,550 | — | ||||||||||||
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.
| GREER BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Medlock, Jr. | |
| Name: | J. Richard Medlock, Jr. | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: June 29, 2011