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 23, 2013

 

 

Greer Bancshares Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

South Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

 

000-33021

 

57-1126200

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

1111 W. Poinsett Street, Greer, South Carolina

 

29650

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(864) 877-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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):

 

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Item 5.07.

 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Greer Bancshares Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 23, 2013. The following matters were submitted to the common shareholders for consideration:

 

 

(i)

election of four (4) directors to serve for terms of three (3) years each, expiring on the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; election of two (2) directors to serve for terms of two (2) years each, expiring on the date of the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; election of one (1) director to serve a term of one (1) year, expiring on the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.

 

 

(ii)

approval of the compensation of the Company’s executives as described in the Summary Compensation Table and the other executive compensation tables and related discussion in the Company’s Proxy Statement; and

 

 

(iii)

ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

A total of 1,705,812 shares, or 68.6% of all common shares, were represented in person or by proxy. All matters were approved. The results of the voting are set forth below.

Nominees for Three Year Terms Expiring in 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

 

  

Votes Withheld

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Walter M. Burch

  

 

1,116,663

  

  

 

79,378

  

  

 

509,771

  

Paul D. Lister

  

 

1,122,265

  

  

 

73,776

  

  

 

509,771

  

C. Don Wall

 

 

1,121,265

  

  

 

74,776

  

  

 

509,771

  

Theron C. Smith, III

 

 

1,131,153

  

  

 

64,888

  

  

 

509,771

  

Nominees for Two Year Terms Expiring in 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

 

  

Votes Withheld

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Linda S. Hannon

  

 

1,135,516

  

  

 

60,525

  

  

 

509,771

  

Jeffery M. Howell

  

 

1,136,786

  

  

 

59,255

  

  

 

509,771

  

Nominee for One Year Term Expiring in 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

 

  

Votes Withheld

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

George W. Burdette

  

 

1,132,342

  

  

 

63,699

  

  

 

509,771

  


The terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting:

 

 

 

 

Class of 2014

  

Class of 2015

Gary M. Griffin

  

Mark S. Ashmore

R. Dennis Hennett

  

Harold K. James




Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Votes For

 

  

Votes Against

 

  

Votes
Abstained

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

  

 

1,031,213

  

  

 

142,485

  

  

 

22,343

  

  

 

509,771

 


Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Votes For

 

  

Votes Against

 

  

Votes
Abstained

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Ratification of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as Independent Registered Accountants

  

 

1,692,373

  

  

 

6,109

  

  

 

7,330

  

  

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

GREER BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

 

 

By:

 

/s/ J. Richard Medlock, Jr.

Name:

 

J. Richard Medlock, Jr.

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 24, 2013