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 21, 2013
   
 
State Investors Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Louisiana
001-35221
27-5301129
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
1041 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie, Louisiana
70005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(504) 832-9400
   
 
 
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
 
(a)           An Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of State Investors Bancorp, Inc. (“State Investors Bancorp”) was held on May 21, 2013.
 
(b)           There were 2,524,506 shares of common stock of State Investors Bancorp eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 2,395,036 shares represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.
 
The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the votes for each proposal were as follows:
 
1.           Election of directors for a three year term expiring in 2016:
 
NAME
 
FOR
   
WITHHELD
   
BROKER NON-
VOTES
 
Mahlon L. Oustalet
    1,414,810       66,383       913,843  
Anthony S. Sciortino
    1,468,115       13,078       913,843  
Dalton L. Woolverton
    1,438,882       42,311       913,843  
 
 
2.
Non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers:
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-
VOTES
1,361,990
 
47,840
 
71,363
 
913,843
 
 
3.
Advisory vote on the frequency of the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers:
 
THREE YEARS
 
TWO YEARS
 
ONE YEAR
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-
VOTES
873,070
 
53,888
 
477,513
 
68,052
 
922,513
 
 
4.
To ratify the appointment of Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
2,381,784
 
10,539
 
2,713
 
Each of the nominees was elected as director, the proposal to adopt a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was adopted, three years received the greatest number of votes cast on the advisory vote on the frequency of the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers and the proposal to appoint State Investors Bancorp’s independent registered public accounting firm was adopted by the shareholders of State Investors Bancorp at the Annual Meeting.
 
(c)           Not applicable
 
(d)           At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the Company’s future advisory votes on executive compensation should be held every three years. Consistent with the shareholder recommendation, the board of directors of the Company determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years.
 
 
 
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
STATE INVESTORS BANCORP, INC.
     
     
Date:  May 23, 2013
By:
/s/Anthony S. Sciortino
   
Anthony S. Sciortino
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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