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): December 7, 2011
ALLIANCE BANKSHARES
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 000-49976 | 46-0488111 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
14200 Park Meadow Drive #200
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 814-7200
N/A
(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.
Alliance Bankshares Corporation (“Bankshares”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on December 7, 2011 at which meeting two proposals were submitted to Bankshares’ shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in Bankshares’ proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2011. At the meeting, shareholders elected two Class C directors and one Class B director, and approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as Bankshares’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. Below are the final results for each proposal.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
| Name & Director Class |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Lawrence N. Grant Class C |
2,086,895 | 429,753 | 1,512,013 | |||||||||
| Serina Moy Class C |
2,087,482 | 429,166 | 1,512,013 | |||||||||
| Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. Class B |
2,227,632 | 289,016 | 1,512,013 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,008,408 | 9,612 | 10,641 | -0- |
No other matters were voted on at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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.
| Alliance Bankshares Corporation | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Jean S. Houpert | |
| Jean S. Houpert Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: December 8, 2011