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): June 10, 2011 (June 7, 2011)
COMMUNITY FIRST, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
         
Tennessee   0-49966   04-3687717
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
501 South James M. Campbell Blvd. Columbia, TN   38401
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (931) 380-2265
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 June 7, 2011, Community First, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Shareholders Meeting”), for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies, at 3:00 p.m. local time, at the Operations building of Community First Bank & Trust located at 501 South James M. Campbell Boulevard, Columbia, Tennessee 38401. At the Shareholders Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following proposals as described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 22, 2011. The proposals voted on and approved by the shareholders at the Shareholders Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
     The election of three Class III directors, named in the Proxy Statement, to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2014. The following is a list of the directors elected at the Shareholders Meeting with the number of votes “For” and “Withheld,” as well as the number of “Broker Non-Votes”:
                         
Class III Nominees   For     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Marc R. Lively
    1,876,952       70,937       198  
Eslick E. Daniel, M.D.
    1,913,626       34,263       198  
Vasant G. Hari
    1,904,725       43,164       198  
Proposal 2: Executive Compensation
     The advisory non-binding vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in the Proxy Statement was approved. The following is a list of the number of votes “For” and “Against” with regard to this proposal, as well as the number of “Abstentions”:
         
For   Against   Abstentions
1,688,923
  214,096   44,869
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     The ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved. The following is a list of the number of votes “For” and “Against” with regard to this proposal, as well as the number of “Abstentions”:
         
For   Against   Abstentions
1,911,028   14,833   22,225

 


 

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.
         
  COMMUNITY FIRST, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Dianne Scroggins    
    Name:   Dianne Scroggins   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
Date: June 10, 2011