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 1, 2012
REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-17007 | 23-2486815 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215)-735-4422
N/A
Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of the shareholders at Republic First Bancorp, Inc.’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 1, 2012.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following two director nominees were elected as Class II directors to serve for three-year terms until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Robert J. Coleman | 13,553,445 | 253,564 | 10,341,293 | |||
| Harris Wildstein | 13,554,068 | 252,941 | 10,341,293 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 24,011,250 | 87,919 | 49,133 | 0 | |||
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.
| REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC. | ||
| Date: May 2, 2012 | By: | /s/ Frank A. Cavallaro |
| Frank A. Cavallaro | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||