Southwest Bancorp 8K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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): April 28, 2011

SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Oklahoma	000-23064	73-1136584
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	number)	Identification No)

608 South Main Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 372-2230

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Election of Directors: At Southwest’s annual shareholders’ meeting, held April 28, 2011, the shareholders of Southwest re-elected all twelve Directors each for a term expiring at the 2012 annual shareholders’ meeting or such later time as his successor is elected and qualified. The Directors elected and the shareholders’ vote in the election of each Director were as follows:


					Broker
	For		Withheld		Non-vote
James E. Berry II		13,445,344		503,818		0
Tom D. Berry		13,347,702		601,460		0
Joe Berry Cannon		13,252,749		696,413		0
John Cohlmia		13,550,952		398,211		0
David S. Crockett, Jr.		13,548,495		400,668		0
Rick Green		13,465,623		483,539		0
J. Berry Harrison		13,411,415		537,747		0
James M. Johnson		13,547,504		401,659		0
David P. Lambert		13,479,052		470,110		0
Linford R. Pitts		13,469,577		479,585		0
Robert B. Rodgers		13,483,486		465,677		0
Russell W. Teubner		13,461,314		487,849		0

There were 19,437,988 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. A total of 16,059,205 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing 82.6% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2011: At the annual meeting, shareholders also approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP as Southwest’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The shareholder vote was as follows:


					Broker
For	Against		Abstain		Non-vote
15,917,367		109,531		32,307		0

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: At the annual meeting, the shareholders also approved the compensation of Southwest’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and three most highly compensated other executive officers. The shareholder vote was as follows:


					Broker
For	Against		Abstain		Non-vote
13,443,860		472,671		32,631		0

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information disclosed under Item 5.07 is incorporated in this item by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not applicable.

(b) Pro forma financial information. Not applicable.

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.


	SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Rick Green
		Rick Green
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 3, 2011

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