UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2012
Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
000-52099
 
20-4495993
 
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
209 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC
 
28621
 
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(704) 768-1161
(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 17, 2012, of the 19,506,175 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 13,169,080 shares were present in person or by proxy, and the following matters were voted upon and approved by our shareholders at the Annual Meeting:

1.    To elect the Board of Directors:
        
NOMINEE
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER NON-VOTE
Nolan G. Brown
 
7,028,534

 
884,631

 
 
Harry M. Davis
 
6,899,934

 
1,013,231

 
 
Thomas J. Hall
 
7,064,110

 
849,055

 
 
James A. Harrell, Jr.
 
7,041,881

 
871,284

 
 
Larry S. Helms
 
7,015,142

 
898,023

 
 
Dan W. Hill, III
 
6,986,882

 
926,283

 
 
James L. Poindexter
 
6,974,983

 
938,182

 
 
Alison J. Smith
 
7,044,784

 
868,381

 
 
James N. Smoak
 
7,041,098

 
872,067

 
 
Harry C. Spell
 
7,037,579

 
875,586

 
 
Joseph H. Towell
 
7,061,760

 
851,405

 
 

2.    To approve the non-binding vote of compensation of named executive officers:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-VOTE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,965,027

 
857,545

 
90,593

 
 

3.    To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
 
 
 
 
12,988,811

 
114,868

 
65,401






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.
 
 
 
 
 
YADKIN VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
Dated: May 22, 2012 
By:  
/s/ Jan H. Hollar  
 
 
Name:  
Jan H. Hollar 
 
 
Title:  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
"Principal Accounting Officer"