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): June 9, 2011
Commission File Number: 000-50502
PREMIER ALLIANCE GROUP, INC
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Nevada | 20-0443575 |
| (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4521 Sharon Road
Suite 300
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
(Address of principal executive offices)
(704) 521-8077
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Premier Alliance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 9, 2011. The following matters, all of which were set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2011, were voted on at the Annual Meeting. The final results of such voting are as indicated below.
| | 1. | Election of the six nominees listed below to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified: |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| | | | |
| Mark S. Elliott | 12,342,413 | 7,942 | 1,723,041 |
| | | | |
| Gregory C. Morris | 12,342,416 | 7,939 | 1,723,041 |
| | | | |
| Stephen W. Yarbrough | 12,342,416 | 7,939 | 1,723,041 |
| | | | |
| Patrick M. Kolenik | 11,942,416 | 407,939 | 1,723,041 |
| | | | |
| Isaac Blech | 12,342,414 | 7,941 | 1,723,041 |
| | | | |
| Cary W. Sucoff | 11,942,416 | 407,939 | 1,723,041 |
| | 2. | Ratification of the selection of Scharf Pera & Co. PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| | | | |
| 14,073,393 | 3 | 0 | 1,723,041 |
| | 3. | To approve the reincorporation of the Company from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| | | | |
| 12,350.352 | 3 | 0 | 1,723,041 |
On the basis of the above votes, (i) all nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified; (ii) the proposal to ratify the selection of Scharf Pera & Co. PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved; and (iii) the proposal to ratify the reincorporation of the Company from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware was approved.
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 thereto duly authorized.
| | | PREMIER ALLIANCE GROUP, INC. | |
| | | (Registrant) | |
| DATE: June 27, 2011 | By: | _/s/ Mark S. Elliott_____________ | |
| | | Mark S. Elliott | |
| | | President | |
| | | | |
