UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 18, 2011
| FFD Financial Corporation |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Ohio | 0-27916 | 34-1821148 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
321 North Wooster Avenue, Dover, Ohio 44622
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 364-7777
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 18, 2011, FFD Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following matters, each of which was described in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting:
All of the directors nominated were reelected to terms expiring in 2013 by the following votes:
| For | Withheld | Broker | ||||||||||
| Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Richard A Brinkman | 550,115 | 44,789 | 273,556 | |||||||||
| Stephen G. Clinton | 585,557 | 9,347 | 273,556 | |||||||||
| Leonard L .Gundy | 555,907 | 8,997 | 273,556 | |||||||||
Enos L. Loader, David W. Kaufman and Robert D. Sensel each continued to serve as a director of the Corporation for terms expiring in 2012.
Additionally, the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year was ratified by the following vote.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 865,862 | 25 | 2,573 | 0 |
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.
| FFD FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Robert R. Gerber | ||
| Robert R. Gerber | |||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
Date: October 24, 2011