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): May 10, 2012

 

 

HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

West Virginia 0-16761 55-0650793
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization   Identification No.)

 

 

3 North Main St.

P.O. Box 929

 
Petersburg, WV 26847
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (304) 257-4111

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously Satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 8, 2012 the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following items were approved by the shareholders by the required majority or plurality.

 

  1) Election of the Board of Directors as proposed in the Proxy material, without any additions or exceptions

 

    Votes For    

Withhold

Authority

 
Gerald W. Smith     725,673       54,985  
Donald J. Baker, Jr.     763,377       17,281  
L. Keith Wolfe     701,124       79,534  
                 

 

  2) Ratification of Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC as Independent Registered Public Accountant for 2012.

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions  
 779,642      0      1,016  

 

 

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.

 

  HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
  /s/Jeffrey B. Reedy
  Jeffrey B. Reedy, Chief Financial Officer
   
May 10, 2012