UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  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 20, 2013

TIDELANDS BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

875 Lowcountry Blvd.

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464

(Address, Including Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

(843) 388-8433

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 20, 2013, Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  Of the 4,277,176 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of March 21, 2013, 3,189,555 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 74.572% of the outstanding shares of common stock.  The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting as well as the number of votes cast with respect to each matter.  For more information about each of these proposals, please refer to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Proposal #1:                        Election of Directors

The shareholders elected each of the following persons as a director to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

Proposal #2:                        Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved by the shareholders as follows:

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Proposal #3:                        Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Elliot Davis, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, to serve as the Company’s auditor during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, and the votes cast were as follows:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

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