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 18, 2011
First Trinity Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 000-52613
| Oklahoma | 34-1991436 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| of incorporation or organization) | |
| 7633 E 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, OK | 74133 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Maters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2011 Annual Meeting of the shareholders of First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time at the Embassy Suites Tulsa – I-44, 3332 South 79th East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145.
QUORUM
The total number of votes eligible to be cast at said Meeting of Shareholders, determined at the close of business on March 31, 2010, the record date fixed by the Company’s Board of Directors for determination of the number of votes that may be cast at said Meeting and of those persons entitled to notice of and to vote at said Meeting, is 6,798,535.
There are present at said Meeting, in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast 3,524,996 votes.
There being present at said Meeting, either in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast more than 50% of the total number of votes eligible to be cast thereat, a quorum is present for the transaction of business.
PROPOSALS
The proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal Number 1
To elect ten (10) directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
The following ten (10) individuals were elected and the number of votes cast was as follows:
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Withhold
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For All
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Net
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Director
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Total
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All
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Except
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Total
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Gregg E. Zahn
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 1,259 | 3,513,552 | ||||||||||||
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Scott J. Engebritson
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 74,024 | 3,440,787 | ||||||||||||
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William S. Lay
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 420 | 3,514,391 | ||||||||||||
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H. Bryan Chrisman
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | - | 3,514,811 | ||||||||||||
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Bill H. Hill
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 315 | 3,514,496 | ||||||||||||
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Charles W. Owens
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 7,560 | 3,507,251 | ||||||||||||
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George E. Peintner
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | - | 3,514,811 | ||||||||||||
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G. Wayne Pettigrew
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 7,770 | 3,507,041 | ||||||||||||
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Gary L. Sherrer
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | 7,560 | 3,507,251 | ||||||||||||
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Shannon B. Young
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3,524,996 | 10,185 | - | 3,514,811 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Number 2
To ratify the selection of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011. The votes were cast as follows:
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Independent Registered
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Votes
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Votes
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Net
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Public Accountin Firm
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Total
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Against
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Abstained
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Votes For
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Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP
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3,524,996 | 7,034 | 23,835 | 3,494,127 | ||||||||||||
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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.
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First Trinity Financial Corporation
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Date: May 24, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Gregg Zahn | |
| Gregg Zahn | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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