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 19, 2011
Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina | 000-31877 | 56-2215437 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
101 North Spring Street, Greensboro, NC | 27401 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (336) 288-1898
n/a
(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.
On April 19, 2011, Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. (the Registrant) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting). There were three proposals submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting. In the case of Proposal 1, all of the nominees were approved and elected to serve on the Registrants Board of Directors. All other proposals were also approved by the shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in greater detail in the Registrants definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed on March 21, 2011, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1: Proposal to elect three members of the Board of Directors for terms of three years.
Directors Elected |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
Three-Year Terms | ||||||
J. Alexander S. Barrett |
1,422,901 | 15,603 | 1,300,632 | |||
George E. Carr |
1,422,900 | 15,604 | 1,300,632 | |||
Kim Anne Thompson |
1,363,434 | 75,070 | 1,300,632 |
Proposal 2: Proposal to ratify a non-binding shareholder resolution regarding the Registrants executive compensation policies and practices.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
1,304,447 |
108,396 | 25,661 | 1,300,632 |
Proposal 3: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. as the Registrants independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
2,727,635 |
3,897 | 7,604 | -- |
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.
CAROLINA BANK HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Robert T. Braswell | |
Robert T. Braswell | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: April 27, 2011