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) November 30, 2011
AB&T Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 000-53249 | 26-2588442 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 292 West Main Avenue, Gastonia, North Carolina | 28054 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 867-5828
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.
AB&T Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on November 30, 2011. At the meeting, the shareholders elected all of the directors nominated by the board of directors, ratified a resolution endorsing and approving compensation paid or provided to the Company’s executive officers and the Company’s executive compensation policies and practices, and ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC, as the Company’s independent accountants for 2011, as follows:
Election of Directors
| Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Lawrence H. Pearson, MD |
706,140 | 264,850 | 696,788 | |||||||||
| David W. White |
924,115 | 46,875 | 696,788 | |||||||||
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 758,542 | 63,314 | 149,134 | 696,788 | |||||||||||
Ratification of Independent Accountants
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 1,650,762 | 15,585 | 1,431 | 0 | |||||||||||
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.
| AB&T Financial Corporation | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date | December 6, 2011 |
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| /s/ Daniel C. Ayscue | ||||||
| Daniel C. Ayscue | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||