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) April 11, 2012 | ||||
First M & F Corporation | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Mississippi | 0-9424 | 64-0636653 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
134 West Washington Street, Kosciusko, MS | 39090 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (662) 289-5121 | ||||
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
On April 11, 2012, the Company held its regular annual stockholders' meeting. Represented at the meeting were 7,443,964 shares of 9,200,936 eligible shares. Three items were voted on at the meeting.
Item 1. Election of Directors
The stockholders elected six directors to serve three year terms expiring in April 2015 as summarized below:
Directors Elected | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Class A (three year term): | ||||||
Eddie J. Briggs | 4,614,926 | 1,295,525 | 1,533,513 | |||
K. Michael Heidelberg | 5,593,453 | 316,998 | 1,533,513 | |||
Jeffrey B. Lacey | 5,616,634 | 293,817 | 1,533,513 | |||
John Clark Love, III | 5,784,088 | 126,363 | 1,533,513 | |||
Lawrence D. Terrell | 5,609,812 | 300,639 | 1,533,513 | |||
James I. Tims | 5,830,562 | 79,889 | 1,533,513 | |||
Item 2. Ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of BKD, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | |||
7,366,537 | 75,416 | 2,011 | |||
Item 3. Advisory resolution approving executive compensation
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
5,274,381 | 471,912 | 164,158 | 1,533,513 | ||||
SIGNATURE
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.
FIRST M & F CORPORATION
Date: April 12, 2012
/s/ John G. Copeland
Name: John G. Copeland
Title: EVP & Chief Financial Officer