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 24, 2016

 

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 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 24, 2016.  The shareholders (i) elected three members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in the year 2019; (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, 2016.  There were 6,231,246 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of April 8, 2016, 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert E. Mahaney

 

3,617,763

 

96,226

 

1,605,381

 

David R. Steinhardt

 

3,568,571

 

145,418

 

1,605,381

 

Paul D. Tobias

 

3,617,522

 

96,467

 

1,605,381

 

 

Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,334,895

 

342,641

 

36,453

 

1,605,381

 

 

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,290,235

 

17,222

 

11,913

 

 

 

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 25, 2016

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ernie R. Krueger

 

 

 

Ernie R. Krueger

 

 

 

EVP/CFO

 

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