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)
     February 9, 2012
 
   
Malvern Federal Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
   
United States
001-34051
38-3783478
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
 
 
42 E. Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, Pennsylvania
 
19301
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
   
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(610) 644-9400
 
 
Not Applicable
(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.

(a)   An Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Malvern Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on February 9, 2012.

(b)   There were 6,102,500 shares of common stock of the Company eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 5,845,544 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.

The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the vote for each proposal were as follows:

1.           Election of directors for a three year term:

 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
           
Joseph E. Palmer
4,597,545
 
854,140
 
393,859
Therese Woodman
4,599,545
 
852,140
 
393,859
John B. Yerkes, Jr.
4,597,345
 
854,340
 
393,859


2.           To ratify the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2012.

 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
           
 
5,613,122
 
24,779
 
207,643


Each of the Company’s nominees were elected as directors, and the proposal to ratify the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2012 was adopted by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting.

(c)  
Not applicable.

 
 

 
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.

  MALVERN FEDERAL BANCORP, INC.
     
     
Date:  February 13, 2012
By:
/s/Ronald Anderson
   
Ronald Anderson
   
President and Chief Executive Officer