American National Bankshares (AMNB) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 20, 2015
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia	0-12820	54-1284688
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
628 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 434-792-5111
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.

American National Bankshares Inc. (“Company”) held its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 19, 2015. There were 8,546,660 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,611,286 shares were present in person or by proxy.At the annual meeting, our shareholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below to serve as a Class I and III directors of the Company, (ii) ratified the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

Our independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors to Serve Until the 2018 Annual Meeting

Nominees	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Votes Uncast	Broker Non-Votes
Michael P. Haley	4,666,384	415,020	-	1,529,882
Charles S. Harris	4,783,262	286,491	11,651	1,529,882
Franklin W. Maddux, M.D. FACP	4,836,931	244,473	-	1,529,882
F.D. Hornaday, III	4,798,593	282,811	-	1,529,882

Proposal 2: Election of Class III Directors to Serve Until the 2017 Annual Meeting

Nominees	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Votes Uncast	Broker Non-Votes
Joel R. Shepherd	4,819,017	262,387	-	1,529,882

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
6,293,692	248,505	69,089	0

Proposal 4: Approval of Executive Compensation as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
4,390,857	551,350	139,197	1,529,882

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: May 20, 2015                                                                                            /s/ William W. Traynham

                                                                                                                              Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer