UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

May 22, 2012

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)


Access National Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Virginia

 

000-49929

 

82-0545425

(State or other

jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 


 

1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA  20191

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


 

(703) 871-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


 

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.

Access National Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ANCX) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 2012, at which two (2) proposals were submitted to the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2012. Below are the final results for each proposal.

Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected two (2) Class I directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes regarding these director nominees were as follows:

 

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Michael W. Clarke 6,844,668 24,335 2,659,964
James L. Jadlos 6,842,590 26,413 2,659,964

The following Class II and Class III directors, whose terms expire in 2013 and 2014, respectively, continued in office: Class II – Robert C. Shoemaker and Thomas M. Kody; Class III – John W. Edgemond and Martin S. Friedman.

Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP to serve as independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

9,520,001

1,874

7,091

-0-


No other matters were voted on at the meeting.


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.

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 
Date: May 25, 2012 By:

/s/ Michael W. Clarke

Name:

Michael W. Clarke

Title:

President & Chief Executive Officer