SEC Document


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 18, 2016
 
 
 
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 17, 2016. There were 8,612,658 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,583,590 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 a Class II and III directors of the Company, (ii) ratified the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.






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

Proposal 1: Election of Class II Directors to Serve Until the 2019 Annual Meeting
 
Nominees
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
Fred A. Blair
 
4,819,467
 
269,272
 
1,494,851
 
—
Frank C. Crist, Jr., D.D.S.
 
4,836,711
 
252,028
 
1,494,851
 
—
Jeffrey V. Haley
 
4,808,711
 
278,681
 
1,494,851
 
1,347
John H. Love
 
4,805,400
 
283,339
 
1,494,851
 
—
Ronda M. Penn
 
4,794,147
 
294,592
 
1,494,851
 
—
 

Proposal 2: Election of Class III Directors to Serve Until the 2017 Annual Meeting
 
Nominees
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Votes Uncast
Claude B. Owen, Jr.
 
4,787,126
 
301,613
 
1,494,851
 
—


Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
6,508,735
 
20,801
 
54,054
 
—


Proposal 4: Approval of Executive Compensation as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
4,673,551
 
238,627
 
176,561
 
1,494,851


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 18, 2016                                                                                       /s/ William W. Traynham
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer