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): June 8, 2015

Talmer Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(248) 498-2802

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

Talmer Bancorp, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, June 8, 2015, in Troy, Michigan.  We asked our shareholders to vote on the following two proposals:

·                  to elect 14 directors to our board of directors each to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2016 or until that person’s successor is duly elected and qualified; and

·                  to ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as our independent public accounting firm for 2015.

Following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal.

Election of Directors

The following directors were elected with the following votes to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved with the following votes:

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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.

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