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 24, 2011


TIB FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida
 
000-21329
 
65-0655973
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

599 9th Street North, Suite 101
Naples, FL 34102-5624
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(239) 263-3344
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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.

TIB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 24, 2011. The shareholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 29, 2011.

 
Proposal 1: Election of four nominees to serve as Class I directors each for a term of two years, and two nominees to serve as Class II directors each for a term of one year, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:
 
 
 
Name
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
Class I:
       
 
Peter N. Foss
11,913,161
6,141
257,678
 
 
Howard B. Gutman
11,912,379
6,923
   
 
Christopher G. Marshall
11,880,745
38,557
   
 
R. Bruce Singletary
11,880,596
38,706
   
 
Class II:
       
 
William A. Hodges
11,913,223
6,079
   
 
R. Eugene Taylor
11,880,484
38,818
   

The following director’s term of office continued after the annual meeting: Bradley A. Boaz.

All director nominees were duly elected.

 
Proposal 2: Ratification of the action of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The votes were cast as follows:
 
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
12,167,492
7,913
1,575
0
 

Proposal 2 was approved.

 
Proposal 3: Approval of a nonbinding advisory proposal regarding TIB Financial Corp.’s executive compensation matters. The votes were cast as follows:
 
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
11,904,587
13,807
908
257,678
 

Proposal 3 was approved.

 
Proposal 4: Approval of a nonbinding advisory proposal regarding the frequency of future advisory proposals on TIB Financial Corp.’s executive compensation matters. The votes were cast as follows:
 
 
 
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
62,556
3,509
11,851,245
1,992
257,678
 

Shareholders approved having an advisory proposal on executive compensation matters every three years.

 
 

 
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.

Date: May 26, 2011
TIB FINANCIAL CORP.
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Christopher G. Marshall
 
   
Christopher G. Marshall
 
   
Chief Financial Officer