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 15, 2014


GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


001-15877

35-1547518

(Commission File Number)


(IRS Employer Identification No.)


711 Main Street

Box 810

Jasper, Indiana




47546

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


(812) 482-1314

(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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.


German American Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 15, 2014. At the meeting, the holders of 13,175,350 of the Companys common shares were entitled to vote. Matters voted upon at the annual meeting were as follows:


1.

Election of three directors, each to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders;

2.

Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of its executive officers named in the Companys proxy statement for the annual meeting; and

3.

Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.


The final results of the votes taken at the annual meeting were as follows:


Proposal 1: Election of Three Directors for Terms Expiring in 2017:


Directors Name

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

    Christina M. Ernst

 

7,833,557 

 

 

104,576 

 

 

2,425,040 

 

    M. Darren Root

 

7,839,585 

 

 

99,471 

 

 

2,425,040 

 

    Mark A. Schroeder

 

7,839,032 

 

 

100,024 

 

 

2,425,040  

 


Proposal 2: Approval, by a Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation Paid to the Companys Named Executive Officers:


Votes For


Votes Against



Votes Abstained



Broker Non-Votes

 


 


 

 


 

 


 

7,650,848

 

 177,321


 

 

 110,886


 

 

 2,425,040 


 


Proposal 3: Approval, by a Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2014:


Votes For


Votes Against



Votes Abstained



Broker Non-Votes

 


 


 

 


 

 


 

10,245,395

 

 40,566


 

 

 78,135


 

 

 -0-


 





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SIGNATURE

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.



GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.


By: ___/s/ Mark A Schroeder________

Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer




Dated:  May 19, 2014






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