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): May 30, 2012
Park Sterling Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 001-35032 | 27-4107242 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1043 E. Morehead Street, Suite 201, Charlotte, NC | 28204 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 716-2134
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.
On May 30, 2012, Park Sterling Corporation (the “Registrant”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Registrant’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: The Registrant’s shareholders elected the following three directors, to serve for terms expiring at the Registrant’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their earlier resignation or retirements or until successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker-Non-Votes | |||||||||
| James C. Cherry | 23,994,054 | 168,352 | 4,794,589 | |||||||||
| Patricia C. Hartung | 23,990,795 | 171,611 | 4,794,589 | |||||||||
| Thomas B. Henson | 23,811,970 | 350,436 | 4,794,589 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: The Registrant’s shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker-Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 28,866,629 | 77,535 | 12,831 | -0- | |||||||||||
Proposal 3: The Registrant’s shareholders provided a nonbinding advisory vote on a resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker-Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 22,964,030 | 766,753 | 431,617 | 4,794,595 | |||||||||||
Proposal 4: The Registrant’s shareholders provided a nonbinding advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers..
| One year | Two years | Three years | Abstentions | Broker-Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 22,055,179 | 188,804 | 1,646,737 | 213,497 | 4,852,778 | ||||||||||||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 1, 2012 | |||
| PARK STERLING CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ David L. Gaines | ||
| David L. Gaines | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||