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) May 14, 2013
FRATERNITY COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-54271 | 27-3683448 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
764 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(410) 539-1313
(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 Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 14, 2013. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the annual meeting are as follows:
| 1. | The following individual was elected as a director of the Company, to serve for a term of three years or until his successor is elected and qualified, by the following vote: |
| NAME: | | FOR | | WITHHELD | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| William J. Baird III | | 1,010,770 | | 35,150 | | 366,367 |
| 2. | The appointment of Stegman & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified by the stockholders by the following vote: |
| FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
| 1,405,961 | | 6,326 | | -0- |
| 3. | An advisory vote was taken on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement and the vote was as follows: |
| FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 950,579 | | 81,666 | | 13,675 | | 366,367 |
| 4. | A vote was taken on the approval of the frequency of a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers. |
| ONE YEAR | | TWO YEARS | | THREE YEARS | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 989,320 | | 53,300 | | 1,300 | | 2,000 | | 366,367 |
The Company’s Board of Directors determined that an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be included annually in the Company’s proxy materials.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | FRATERNITY COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. | |
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| Date: May 15, 2013 | By: | /s/ Thomas K. Sterner | |
| | | Thomas K. Sterner | |
| | | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
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