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 8, 2011

HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Minnesota
0-13721
41-1524393
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

221 East Hickory Street, P.O. Box 3248, Mankato, MN
56002-3248
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


(800) 326-5789
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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.
 
On May 8, 2012, HickoryTech held its annual meeting of stockholders. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 13,482,653 shares of our common stock outstanding. At the meeting, the holders of 10,113,250 shares were represented in person or by proxy.
 
The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the 2012 annual meeting:

1.  
The nominees for election to the Board of Directors for three-year terms were elected based upon the following votes:


Director
 
For
   
Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
Lyle T. Bosacker
    5,573,211       284,622       4,255,417  
Myrita P. Craig
    5,573,408       284,425       4,255,417  
John W. Finke
    5,586,206       271,630       4,255,417  
 
 
2.  
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and auditor for 2012 was approved with the following votes:


For
   
Against
   
Abstentions
 
 10,043,250     37,458     32,542


 
 

 

SIGNATURE
 

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 9, 2012


HICKORY TECH CORPORATION


By:  /s/ John W. Finke
John W. Finke, President and Chief Executive Officer


By:  /s/ David A. Christensen
David A. Christensen, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer