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 15, 2014
COMMUNITY SHORES BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 000-51166 | 38-3423227 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification Number) |
| 1030 W. Norton Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan | 49441 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | 231-780-1800 |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on May 15, 2014. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on each of the following four matters:
| · | election of two class I directors for a three year-term; |
| · | ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014; and |
| · | an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in our proxy statement for the annual meeting. |
The final vote results for these three matters are set forth below.
The votes cast on the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Gary F. Bogner | 759,615 | 59,675 | 0 | 556,625 | ||||||||||||
| Robert L. Chandonnet | 759,515 | 59,775 | 0 | 556,625 | ||||||||||||
The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 1,374,205 | 1,610 | 100 | 0 | |||||||||||
The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in our proxy statement for the annual meeting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-votes | |||||||||||
| 716,982 | 59,985 | 42,323 | 556,625 | |||||||||||
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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.
| COMMUNITY SHORES BANK CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Tracey A. Welsh | |
| Tracey A. Welsh | ||
| Senior Vice President, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date: May 15, 2014
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