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): May 5, 2011
XENITH BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Virginia | 000-53380 | 80-0229922 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One James Center, 901 E. Cary Street, Suite 1700 Richmond, Virginia |
23219 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 433-2200
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. |
At the annual meeting of shareholders of Xenith Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 5, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), the matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders. Set forth below are the final voting results on each such matter.
1. Election of Directors. Eleven persons were nominated by the Board of Directors for election as directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each nominee was elected and the final results of the votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes were as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Larry L. Felton |
4,380,347 | 1,441 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Palmer P. Garson |
4,380,212 | 1,576 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Patrick D. Hanley |
4,380,597 | 1,191 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Peter C. Jackson |
4,380,432 | 1,356 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Brian D. Jones |
4,380,597 | 1,191 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| T. Gaylon Layfield, III |
4,379,962 | 1,826 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Malcolm S. McDonald |
4,380,597 | 1,191 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Robert J. Merrick |
4,380,597 | 1,191 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Scott A. Reed |
4,380,597 | 1,191 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| Mark B. Sisisky |
4,340,710 | 41,078 | 381,249 | |||||||||
| James E. Turner, Jr. |
4,380,212 | 1,576 | 381,249 | |||||||||
There were no abstentions in the voting for directors.
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The final results of the votes cast for or against and abstentions in connection with the proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 4,761,854 | 771 | 412 | ||||||||
There were no broker non-votes in the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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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.
Date: May 10, 2011
| XENITH BANKSHARES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas W. Osgood | |
| Thomas W. Osgood | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer | ||
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