UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 28, 2014
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HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-27622
(Commission File Number)
54-1796693
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
340 West Main Street
Abingdon, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
24210-1128
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (276) 628-9181

Not Applicable
(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.

Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 28, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company elected eight directors to serve for one-year terms, ratified the Company’s appointment of Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2014 and approved the non-binding resolution to endorse the Company’s executive compensation program,  The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

1.    
To elect eight directors to serve for terms of one year each expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders:
 

   
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
 
E. Craig Kendrick
4,592,293
100,180
625,279
 
Clydes B. Kiser
4,592,293
100,180
625,279
 
J. Carter Lambert
4,579,084
113,389
625,279
 
James D. Moore, Jr.
4,580,216
112,257
625,279
 
James D. Morefield
4,574,820
117,653
625,279
 
Charles P. Olinger
Edward M. Rosinus
4,592,293
4,575,305
100,180
117,168
625,279
625,279
 
H. Ramsey White, Jr.
4,592,293
100,180
625,279

2.    
To ratify the appointment of Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 
For
Against
Abstain
 
 
5,268,839
43,886
5,027
 
         

3.    
Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (“Say on Pay”).

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
4,432,290
133,041
127,142
625,279
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES, INC.
   
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ Rusty Little 
   
   
   
Date:  May 30, 2014
By:
   
Rusty Little
   
Chief Financial Officer