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, 2015

 

 

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

         

South Carolina

 

0-26016

 

74-2235055

State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation

 

Commission

File Number

 

IRS Employer

I.D. number

 

     

306 East North Street, Greenville, South Carolina

 

29601

Address of principal executive offices

 

Zip Code

 

800.725.2265

Registrant’s telephone number

 

N/A

(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):

 

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

 

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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 21, 2015, Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 12,814,574 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 11,915,314 were present in person or by proxy, and the following matters were voted upon and approved by our shareholders at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal

Votes

For

Votes

Withheld

Broker

Non-Votes

1.     The election as Directors of all nominees listed below, each to serve a term as follows:

     

Term Expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting

     

Michael D. Glenn

11,198,540 72,601 644,173

J. David Wasson, Jr.

11,209,635 61,506 644,173

 

 

Proposal

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Votes

Abstained

2.     The ratification of Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015

11,773,459 84,110 57,745

 

 

 

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.

 

 

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC.

 

By:

 

/S/    Roy D. Jones        

Roy D. Jones

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: May 21, 2015