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): August 31, 2012
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AMERICAN PATRIOT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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Tennessee |
000-50771 |
20-0307691 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3095 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Greeneville, Tennessee |
37745 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 636-1555
| 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 (the “Annual Meeting”) of American Patriot Financial Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), was held on August 31, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, one Class II director was elected to hold office for a term of three (3) years and until her successor is duly elected and qualified and one Class I director was elected to hold office for a term of two (2) years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. In addition, at the Annual Meeting, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
The final voting results of the director elections and ratification proposal, which were described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement delivered to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Annual Meeting and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2012, are set forth below.
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected based upon the following tabulation:
| For | Withheld | Abstain |
Broker Non- Votes | |||||
| Wendy C. Warner | 1,140,060 | 20,316 | 90,252 | 0 | ||||
| James Randal Hall | 1,131,751 | 14,800 | 104,077 | 0 |
In addition to the foregoing directors, the remaining directors not up for re-election at the Annual Meeting continue to serve on the Board of Directors.
2. The ratification of the appointment of Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved by the following tabulation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 1,180,474 | 17,560 | 52,594 | 0 | |||
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.
| AMERICAN PATRIOT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ T. Don Waddell | |
| Name: | T. Don Waddell | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Date: September 6, 2012 | ||