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 27, 2015

 

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(previous filings under the name NORTH COUNTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MICHIGAN

 

0-20167

 

38-2062816

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

130 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN

 

49854

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 343-8147

 

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):

 

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

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Mackinac Financial Corporation (“the Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 27, 2015.  The shareholders (i) elected three members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in the year 2018; (ii) approved, in a non-binding vote, the Company’s compensation of executives; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Plante Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015.  There were 6,251,450 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of April 10, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

 

The voting results on the three matters were as follows:

 

Election of Directors

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walter J. Aspatore

 

3,859,475

 

217,048

 

929,412

 

Robert H. Orley

 

3,865,694

 

210,829

 

929,412

 

Randolph C. Paschke

 

3,863,103

 

213,420

 

929,412

 

 

Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,482,062

 

285,588

 

308,873

 

929,412

 

 

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,990,619

 

10,113

 

5,203

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: May 28, 2015

 

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ Ernie R. Krueger

 

 

Ernie R. Krueger

 

 

EVP/CFO

 

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