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):  April 23, 2013

 

GRAPHIC

 

SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

South Carolina

 

001-12669

 

57-0799315

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

520 Gervais Street

Columbia, South Carolina

 

29201

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(800) 277-2175

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 23, 2013, SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Columbia, South Carolina.  At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 13,823,951 shares of SCBT’s common stock, representing 81.28% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of SCBT (1) elected seven members of the Board of Directors, and (2) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s independent registered public accountants.  The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

 

1) Approval of a proposal to elect the following individuals as directors of SCBT:

 

Nominees for Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy E. Addison

 

10,935,577

 

284,964

 

Robert H. Demere, Jr.

 

11,141,577

 

78,964

 

Robert R. Horger

 

11,085,485

 

135,056

 

Harry M. Mims, Jr.

 

10,807,585

 

412,956

 

John C. Pollok

 

10,838,657

 

381,884

 

James W. Roquemore

 

10,395,277

 

825,264

 

John W. Williamson, III

 

11,091,182

 

129,359

 

 

Each elected director received at least 92% of the voted shares in favor of their election.

The following individuals continue to serve as directors until our Annual Meeting in the year indicated:

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2016

Jimmy E. Addison

Robert H. Demere, Jr.

Robert R. Horger

James W. Roquemore

John W. Williamson, III

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2015

M. Oswald Fogle

Herbert G. Gray

Cynthia A. Hartley

John C. Pollok

Thomas E. Suggs

Kevin P. Walker

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2014

Luther J. Battiste, III

Robert R. Hill, Jr.

Harry M. Mims, Jr.

Ralph W. Norman

Alton C. Phillips

 

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2) Approval to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Votes

 

% of Shares
Outstanding

 

% of Shares
Voted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voting For

 

13,793,575

 

81.10

%

99.78

%

Voting Against

 

12,664

 

0.07

%

0.09

%

Abstain From Voting

 

17,712

 

0.11

%

0.13

%

Total

 

13,823,951

 

81.28

%

100.00

%

 

There were 2,603,410 broker non-votes with respect to proposal 1 which is a non-routine proposal.

 

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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.

 

 

 

SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

April 25, 2013

/s/ John C. Pollok

 

 

John C. Pollok

 

 

Senior Executive Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and

 

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

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