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):

December 13, 2011

 

HF FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-19972

 

46-0418532

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

225 South Main Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

57104
(Zip Code)

 

(605) 333-7556

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

 

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ITEM 5.07             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS..

 

On December 13, 2011, HF Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on the election of directors and the ratification of the Company’s independent auditors.

 

The final voting results, as tabulated by and received from the Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting, including the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.

 

1. Election of Directors. Three persons were nominated for election to the two open board seats. Under plurality voting, the two nominees who received the most “for” votes were elected as directors.

 

 

 

For

 

Withhold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine E. Hamilton

 

868,580

 

75,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas L. Van Wyhe

 

4,640,202

 

1,293,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John W. Palmer

 

4,977,334

 

20,987

 

 

2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accounting Firm. The appointment of Eide Bailly, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending June 30, 2011 was ratified.  The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,230,677

 

694,459

 

17,281

 

 

ITEM 8.01             OTHER EVENTS.

 

On December 13, 2011, Christine E. Hamilton resigned from the Board of Directors of Home Federal Bank, the Company’s operating subsidiary.

 

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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.

 

 

HF Financial Corp

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:  December 19, 2011

By:

/s/ Stephen M. Bianchi

 

 

Stephen M. Bianchi, President

 

 

and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  December 19, 2011

By:

/s/ Brent R. Olthoff

 

 

Brent R. Olthoff, Senior Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

 

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