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 26, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 000-30497 | 62-1173944 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
| 835 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 | ||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) | ||||||||||||
| (423) 385-3000 | ||||||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||
| 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.
The 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the "2012 Annual Meeting") of Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") was held on April 26, 2012. Set forth below are the matters that were voted upon by the shareholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting, all of which are more fully described in the Company's 2012 proxy statement, and the final voting results for each such matter.
1. Election of Directors. The ten nominees listed below were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2013 as follows:
| Director | For | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| B. Kenneth Driver | 2,617,204 | 110,413 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Karl Fillauer | 2,729,674 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| David G. Fussell | 2,727,163 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Nathaniel F. Hughes | 2,727,411 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Lawrence D. Levine | 2,719,083 | 4,114 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Frank S. McDonald | 2,713,115 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Doyce G. Payne, M.D. | 2,706,044 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Wesley M. Welborn | 2,717,689 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Billy O. Wiggins | 2,727,665 | 0 | 2,440,778 | |||
| Marsha Yessick | 2,524,887 | 10,285 | 2,440,778 |
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified as follows:
| For | 5,173,249 | |
| Against | 2,264 | |
| Abstentions | 3,595 | |
| Broker Non-Votes | 0 |
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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.
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| Date: May 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes |
| Nathaniel F. Hughes President | ||
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