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 23, 2011

GEORGIA-CAROLINA BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Georgia   0-22981   58-2326075
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3527 Wheeler Road, Augusta, Georgia
  30909
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706)-731-6600

 
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 May 23, 2011, Georgia-Carolina Bancshares, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of stockholders. The Company solicited proxies for the meeting pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Management’s nominees for election to the Company’s board of directors as listed in the Company’s proxy statement were elected for three-year terms, with the results of the voting as follows:
                                 
    Term Expires                    
    (at annual meeting                    
Nominee   of stockholders)     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
William D. McKnight
    2013       1,597,703       7,719       760,074  
Mac A. Bowman
    2014       1,598,048       7,374       760,074  
George H. Inman
    2014       1,592,898       12,524       760,074  
John W. Lee
    2014       1,598,048       7,374       760,074  
James L. Lemley
    2014       1,597,393       8,029       760,074  
Julian W. Osbon
    2014       1,587,788       17,634       760,074  
As indicated in the above table, William D. McKnight was elected as a Class I director for a term expiring at the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, and Mac A. Bowman, George H. Inman, John W. Lee, James L. Lemley and Julian W. Osbon were elected as Class II directors for terms expiring at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. The terms of the following Class III directors will continue until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders: Patrick G. Blanchard, David W. Joesbury, Sr., A. Montague Miller, Robert N. Wilson, Jr. and Bennye M. Young. The terms of the following Class I directors will continue until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders: Phillip G. Farr, Samuel A. Fowler, Jr., Arthur J. (Sonny) Gay, Jr. and Remer Y. Brinson, III.
The stockholders of the Company also voted in favor of management’s proposal to ratify the appointment of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P., who served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and has been selected to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year. The results of the voting were as follows:
                                 
                            Broker  
Description   Votes For     Votes Against     Abstain     Non-Votes  
Ratification of Auditors
    2,360,092       5,059       345     Not Applicable

 

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  GEORGIA-CAROLINA BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
Dated: May 25, 2011  By:   /s/ Remer Y. Brinson, III    
    Name:   Remer Y. Brinson, III   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer