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): April 23, 2015
| Citizens Independent Bancorp, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Ohio | 333-191004 | 31-1441050 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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188 West Main Street Logan, Ohio 43138 (740) 385-8561 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 385-8561
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | April 23, 2015, Citizens Independent Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the close of business on March 13, 2015, the voting record date, there were 623,467 Bancorp common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 390,762, or 63%, of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented by proxy or in person. |
Proposal 1: Election of Three Directors
Directors elected to Class 1 for the term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting:
| Number of Votes: | ||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Billy Jo King | 375,562 | 6,211 | 8,989 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Corby Leach | 368,998 | 10,229 | 11,535 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| William J. Mauck | 378,447 | 4,103 | 8,212 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Proposal 2: The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. |
| Number of Votes: | ||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Broker Non-Votes | Abstain | |||||||||||
| 381,721 | 5,216 | 0 | 3,825 | |||||||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| CITIZENS INDEPENDENT BANCORP, INC. | |||
| Date: April 27, 2015 | |||
| By: | /s/ Donald P. Wood | ||
| Donald P. Wood | |||
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||