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): August 15, 2011

 

FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

033-19694

 

76-0243729

(State of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6400 Imperial Drive

Waco, Texas 76712

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (254) 761-2800

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

FirstCity Financial Corporation (“FirstCity”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on August 15, 2011. At the meeting, FirstCity’s stockholders elected all 8 of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as FirstCity’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. The final voting results for each item presented at the meeting are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 

The director nominees listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Each director received a majority number of the votes cast “for” his election. The results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

Director Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Non-Votes

 

Richard E. Bean

 

6,618,596

 

147,290

 

2,783,050

 

Dane Fulmer

 

6,699,496

 

66,390

 

2,783,050

 

Robert E. Garrison, II

 

6,699,946

 

65,940

 

2,783,050

 

William P. Hendry, Jr.

 

6,699,946

 

65,940

 

2,783,050

 

D. Michael Hunter

 

6,605,881

 

160,005

 

2,783,050

 

F. Clayton Miller

 

6,699,946

 

65,940

 

2,783,050

 

James T. Sartain

 

6,699,946

 

65,940

 

2,783,050

 

C. Ivan Wilson

 

6,699,851

 

66,035

 

2,783,050

 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as FirstCity’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved. The results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Non-Votes

 

9,449,125

 

97,990

 

1,821

 

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.

 

FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

Date: August 19, 2011

By:

/s/ J. Bryan Baker

 

 

J. Bryan Baker

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer