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 21, 2012

 

 

  

BNC BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

North Carolina   000-50128   47-0898685

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employee Identification No.)

 

1226 Eastchester Drive

High Point, North Carolina 27265

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(336) 476-9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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.

 

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on May 21, 2012.  A brief description of each matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the annual meeting and, for each matter, the number of votes cast in favor, against or withheld and, where applicable, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes are set forth below.  Each matter was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders.  A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting.

 

1.           To elect four persons to serve as directors for three-year terms or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

   Shares voted         
Nominee  in favor   Shares withheld   Broker non-votes 
Charles T. Hagan III   5,113,619    21,018    1,958,315 
W. Swope Montgomery, Jr.   5,102,213    32,424    1,958,315 
Richard D. Callicutt II   5,104,414    30,223    1,958,315 
Robert A. Team, Jr.   5,112,610    22,027    1,958,315 

 

2.           To approve the Company’s executive compensation.

 

Shares voted in favor   Shares voted against   Shares abstaining 
 4,902,012    161,553    71,071 

  

3.           To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to create a class of non-voting common stock.

 

Shares voted in favor   Shares voted against   Shares abstaining 
 6,829,049    208,162    55,740 

  

4.           To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to amend the terms of the Company’s Mandatorily Convertible Non-voting Preferred Stock, Series B.

 

Shares voted in favor   Shares voted against   Shares abstaining 
 4,998,374    70,544    65,717 

 

5.           To approve the issuance of non-voting common stock to Aquiline BNC Holdings LLC (“Aquiline”) and related transactions under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635.

 

Shares voted in favor   Shares voted against   Shares abstaining 
 6,901,885    140,099    50,968 

 

 
 

  

6.           To ratify the appointment of Cherry Bekaert & Holland LLP, by the Company’s Audit Committee as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Shares voted in favor   Shares voted against   Shares abstaining 
 7,037,459    38,799    16,694 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:  May 23, 2012    
     
  BNC BANCORP
     
  By:     /s/ David B. Spencer
    David B. Spencer
    Executive Vice President &
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Accounting Officer)