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): June 2, 2010
BNL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| IOWA | 0-16880 | 42-1239454 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7010 Hwy 71 W., Suite 100, Austin, TX | 78735 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 383-0220
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
BNL Financial Corporation’s (“BNL” or “Company”) Annual Meeting of stockholders was held on May 27, 2010 (the “2010 Annual Meeting”). The matters that were voted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below.
At the 2010 Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected fourteen (14) Directors, who constituted the full board of directors, each for a one year term and ratified the selection of Smith, Carney & Co., P. C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.
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Election of Directors
Nominee Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker No Votes
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Wayne E. Ahart
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11,710,074
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11,182
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0
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C. Don Byrd
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11,710,074
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11,182
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0
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Kenneth Tobey
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11,719,074
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11,182
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0
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Barry N. Shamas
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11,714,574
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11,182
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0
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Cecil Alexander
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11,714,974
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11,182
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0
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Richard Barclay
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11,714,974
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11,182
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0
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Eugene A. Cernan
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11,710,624
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11,182
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0
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Hayden Fry
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11,700,724
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11,182
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0
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John Greig
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11,712,022
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11,182
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0
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Roy Ledbetter
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11,711,224
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11,182
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0
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John E. Miller
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11,708,524
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11,182
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0
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C. James McCormick
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11,710,024
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11,182
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0
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Robert R. Rigler
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11,709,724
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11,182
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0
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L. Stanley Schoelerman
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11,713,024
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11,182
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0
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker No Votes
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Ratification of the selection of Smith, Carney & Co., P. C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010
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11,890,744
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6,182
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19,104
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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.
| BNL FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
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Date: June 2, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Barry N. Shamas | |
| Barry N. Shamas | |||
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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