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 24, 2012

 

Congaree Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

South Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

333-131931

 

20-3863936

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1201 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, South Carolina

 

29033

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(803) 794-2265

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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.

 

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Congaree Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2012 at the Clarion Inn (Airport) at 500 Chris Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina.  At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 979,175 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 55.5% of the total outstanding eligible votes.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted: (1) to elect four Class III members to the Board of Directors; (2) to approve the proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 shares; (3) to provide an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (4) to ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012; and (5) to grant the chairperson of the meeting the authority to adjourn the Annual Meeting in order to solicit additional proxies because there were not sufficient affirmative votes present at the meeting to adopt the proposed amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.  The results of each proposal are indicated below, of which, all of the proposals were approved by the Company’s shareholders with the exception of proposal No. 2 to amend the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized stock, for which not enough votes were cast.  Despite being authorized to adjourn the Annual Meeting to solicit additional votes on proposal No. 2, the Company elected not to do so.

 

The voting results for each proposal voted on the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

1.                                      To elect four Class III members to the Board of Directors:

 

CLASS III

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Vote

 

Samuel M. Corley

 

857,626

 

11,474

 

110,075

 

Charles A. Kirby

 

860,276

 

8,824

 

110,075

 

Nitin C. Shah

 

859,126

 

9,974

 

110,075

 

John D. Thompson

 

861,676

 

7,424

 

110,075

 

 

The other directors that continued in office after the meeting are as follows:

 

CLASS I

 

CLASS II

 

Thomas Hal Derrick

 

J. Kevin Reeley

 

Charlie T. Lovering

 

Dr. Larry J. Stroud

 

Stephen P. Nivens

 

Donald E. Taylor

 

E. Daniel Scott

 

Harry Michael White

 

 

2.                                      To approve the proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized common stock from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 shares.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

801,934

 

145,757

 

31,484

 

0

 

 

3.                                      To provide an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

726,890

 

116,461

 

25,748

 

110,076

 

 

4.                                      To ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants:

 

2



 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

971,518

 

6,057

 

1,600

 

 

5.                                      To grant the chairperson of the meeting the authority to adjourn or postpone the meeting in order to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient affirmative votes present at the meeting to adopt the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

885,239

 

85,536

 

8,400

 

 

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.

 

 

 

CONGAREE BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 29, 2012

 

By:

/s/CHARLES A. KIRBY

 

 

Name:

Charles A. Kirby

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

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