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): April 26, 2010
 
Bank of Granite Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   0-15956   56-1550545
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 128, 23 North Main Street
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(828) 496-2000
(Registrant’s 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
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Signatures
 
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders
     On April 26, 2010 Bank of Granite Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following Proposals were considered and acted upon at the annual meeting:
Proposal 1 — To consider the election of seven persons named as director/nominees in the Proxy Statement dated March 31, 2010.
                         
    FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER NON-VOTES
R. Scott Anderson
    4,954,049       243,470       6,230,370  
John N. Bray
    4,962,289       235,230       6,230,370  
Joseph D. Crocker
    4,954,644       242,875       6,230,370  
Leila N. Erwin
    4,972,299       225,220       6,230,370  
Paul M. Fleetwood, III
    4,919,003       278,516       6,230,370  
Hugh R. Gaither
    4,933,138       264,381       6,230,370  
Boyd C. Wilson, Jr., CPA
    4,966,736       230,783       6,230,370  
Proposal 2 — To consider the ratification of the selection of Dixon Hughes PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
                         
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
11,238,123
    147,994       41,771       0  

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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.
         
  Bank of Granite Corporation
 
 
April 29, 2010  By:   /s/ Jerry A. Felts    
    Jerry A. Felts   
    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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