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):  April 24, 2012

 

 

SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(800) 277-2175

(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):

 

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

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 24, 2012, SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Columbia, South Carolina.  At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 12,304,907 shares of SCBT’s common stock, representing 87.54% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of SCBT (1) elected five members of the Board of Directors, (2) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s independent registered public accountants, and (3) approved the 2012 Omnibus Stock and Performance Plan.  The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

 

1) Approval of a proposal to elect the following individuals as directors of SCBT:

 

Nominees for Director		Votes For		Votes Withheld
M. Oswald Fogle		10,099,801		560,018
Herbert G. Gray		10,058,409		601,410
Cynthia A. Hartley		10,112,645		547,174
Thomas E. Suggs		7,524,471		3,135,348
Kevin P. Walker		10,166,877		492,942

 

Each elected director received at least 70% of the voted shares in favor of their election.

The following individuals continue to serve as directors until our Annual Meeting in the year indicated:

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2015

M. Oswald Fogle

Herbert G. Gray

Cynthia A. Hartley

Thomas E. Suggs

Kevin P. Walker

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2014

Luther J. Battiste, III

Robert R. Hill, Jr.

Ralph W. Norman

Alton C. Phillips

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2013

Robert R. Horger

Jimmy E. Addison

Harry M. Mims, Jr.

James W. Roquemore

John W. Williamson, III

 

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2) Approval to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

 

		Votes		% of Shares Outstanding		% of Shares Voted
Voting For		11,968,014		85.14	%	97.27	%
Voting Against		47,237		0.34	%	0.38	%
Abstain From Voting		289,656		2.06	%	2.35	%
Total		12,304,907		87.54	%	100.00	%

 

3) Approval of the 2012 Omnibus Stock and Performance Plan:

 

		Votes		% of Shares Outstanding		% of Shares Voted
Voting For		9,629,446		68.51	%	90.34	%
Voting Against		528,047		3.76	%	4.95	%
Abstain From Voting		502,322		3.57	%	4.71	%
Non-votes		1,645,087		11.70	%
Uncast		5		0.00	%
Total		12,304,907		87.54	%	100.00	%

 

There were 1,645,057 broker non-votes with respect to proposals 1 and 3 which are non-routine proposals.

 

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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.

 

		SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Date:	April 26, 2012	/s/ John C. Pollok
		John C. Pollok
		Senior Executive Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer and
		Chief Operating Officer

 

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