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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 16, 2017
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HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-27622
(Commission File Number)
54-1796693
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
340 West Main Street
Abingdon, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
24210-1128
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (276) 628-9181

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.

Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 16, 2017 (the "Annual Meeting").  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company elected seven directors to serve for one-year terms, ratified the Company's appointment of Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2017 and approved the non-binding resolution to endorse the Company's executive compensation program.  The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

1.    
To elect seven directors to serve for terms of one year each expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders:

 
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
E. Craig Kendrick
4,554,675
14,936
722,348
 
 
Jon C. Lundberg
4,534,140
35,472
722,348
 
 
James D. Moore, Jr.
4,498,250
71,362
722,348
 
 
Charles P. Olinger
4,549,694
19,917
722,348
 
 
Edward M. Rosinus
4,174,555
395,057
722,348
 
 
Timothy K. Schools
4,493,158
76,454
722,348
 
 
H. Ramsey White, Jr.
4,238,076
331,535
722,348
 


2.    
To ratify the appointment of Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
   
                       
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
 
5,262,526
15,530
13,904
 
 
 
 
 
 


3.             Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation ("Say on Pay").
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
4,034,461
175,103
360,048
722,348
 
 
 

 

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SIGNATURES

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


 
HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.
 
 
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  May 19, 2017
By:
 /s/ John H. Gray
 
 
 
John H. Gray
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

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