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): February 23, 2011
CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| United States | 001-34889 | 58-2659667 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1233 O. G. Skinner Drive, West Point, Georgia | 31833 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 645-1391
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
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Charter Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on February 23, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the vote of the shareholders was as follows:
Matter 1. The election of Robert L. Johnson, David Z. Cauble, III and David L. Strobel to serve as directors for three-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the election of Edward D. Smith to serve as director for a two-year term and until his successor is elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert L. Johnson |
16,046,030 | 18,402 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||
| David Z. Cauble, III |
15,886,425 | 178,007 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||
| David L. Strobel |
15,879,802 | 184,630 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||
| Edward D. Smith |
16,045,997 | 18,435 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||
Matter 2. The ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes PLLC as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2011.
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 17,979,643 | 22,898 | 819 | ||||||||
Matter 3. To consider and act upon a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 15,977,870 | 34,659 | 51,958 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||||
Matter 4. A vote upon the frequency at which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in its proxy statement for shareholder consideration.
| Every Year | Every Two Years |
Every Three Years |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||||||
| Votes | 2,313,180 | 126,837 | 13,461,020 | 2,003,210 | 1,938,928 | |||||||||||||||
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.
| CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Curtis R. Kollar | |||
| Curtis R. Kollar | ||||
| Date: February 25, 2011 | Chief Financial Officer | |||