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 17, 2018
 
 
 
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Virginia
0-12820
54-1284688
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
628 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 434-792-5111
 
 
 
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.

American National Bankshares Inc. (“Company”) held its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 15, 2018. There were 8,497,868 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,826,974 shares were present in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, our shareholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors of the Company, (ii) elected the person listed below to serve as a Class III director of the Company, (iii) ratified the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, (v) approved the American National Bankshares Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan.






Our independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors to Serve Until the 2021 Annual Meeting
 
Nominees
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
Michael P. Haley
 
4,922,079
 
289,073
 
1,615,716
 
106
Charles S. Harris
 
5,019,524
 
191,628
 
1,615,716
 
106
Franklin W. Maddux
 
5,007,959
 
203,193
 
1,615,716
 
106
F. D. Hornaday, III
 
5,020,092
 
191,060
 
1,615,716
 
106
 
Proposal 2: Election of Class III Director to Serve Until the 2020 Annual Meeting

Nominees
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
Tammy Moss Finley
 
5,010,889
 
200,263
 
1,615,716
 
106

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
6,593,549
 
229,435
 
3,990
 
 

Proposal 4: Approval of Executive Compensation as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
4,255,281
 
854,256
 
101,721
 
1,615,716
 

Proposal 5: Approval of the American National Bankshares Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
3,875,260
 
1,299,194
 
36,539
 
1,615,716
 
265


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.

 
Date: May 17, 2018                                                                                       /s/ William W. Traynham
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer