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): May 16, 2012
Independence Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
South Carolina 333-121485 20-1734180
(State or other
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of
File Number)
Identification No.)
incorporation)
500 East Washington Street, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 672-1776
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.
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Independence Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2012 at the Poinsett Club at 807 E. Washington Street, Greenville, South Carolina. Of 2,085,010 shares issued and outstanding, at the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 1,411,655 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 67.7% of the total outstanding eligible votes. The shareholders of the Company voted: (1) to elect all the members to the Board of Directors; and (2) to ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
The voting results for each proposal voted on the Annual Meeting are as follows:
1.
To elect the following members to the Board of Directors:
|
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker |
|
|
Robert M. Austell |
| 1,222,484 |
|
0 |
|
189,171 |
|
John W. Burnett, Sr. |
| 1,222,484 |
| 0 |
| 189,171 |
|
Billy J. Coleman |
| 1,222,484 |
|
0 |
|
189,171 |
|
Jose De Ocampo |
| 1,179,984 |
| 42,500 |
| 189,171 |
|
H. Neel Hipp, Jr. |
|
1,222,484 |
|
0 |
|
189,171 |
|
James D. King |
| 1,220,484 |
| 2,000 |
| 189,171 |
|
William R. Mathis |
|
1,179,984 |
|
42,500 |
|
189,171 |
|
A. Alexander McLean, III |
| 1,222,484 |
| 0 |
| 189,171 |
|
Lawrence R. Miller |
|
1,222,484 |
|
0 |
|
189,171 |
|
Sudhirkumar C. Patel |
| 1,222,484 |
| 0 |
| 189,171 |
|
Hasmukh P. Rama |
|
1,148,984 |
|
73,500 |
|
189,171 |
|
Donald H. Rex, Jr. |
| 1,222,484 |
| 0 |
| 189,171 |
|
Charles D. Walters |
|
1,222,484 |
|
0 |
|
189,171 |
|
Roger W. Walters |
| 1,222,484 |
| 0 |
| 189,171 |
|
Vivian A. Wong |
|
1,202,484 |
|
20,000 |
|
189,171 |
|
2.
To ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
1,410,655 |
|
|
| 1,000 |
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.
INDEPENDENCE BANCSHARES, INC.
Dated: May 17, 2012
By: /s/LAWRENCE R. MILLER
Name: Lawrence R. Miller
Title: Chief Executive Officer