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) | April 30, 2015 |
| ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-36452 | 26-0734029 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 850 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama | 35209 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (205) 949-0302 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
| (a) | On April 30, 2015, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. |
| (b) | Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s nominees for directors as listed in the Proxy Statement and all such nominees for director listed in the Proxy Statement were elected. The final results of the voting for directors are set forth below: |
Proposal 1
Election of Directors
| Nominee | For | Withhold |
Abstain
|
Broker non-votes |
| Stanley M. Brock | 17,513,010 | 71,917 | - | 3,998,213 |
| Thomas A. Broughton III | 17,572,874 | 12,053 | - | 3,998,213 |
| Joseph R. Cashio | 17,566,444 | 18,483 | - | 3,998,213 |
| James J. Filler | 17,572,724 | 12,203 | - | 3,998,213 |
| Michael D. Fuller | 17,570,109 | 14,818 | - | 3,998,213 |
| Hatton C.V. Smith | 17,572,874 | 12,053 | - | 3,998,213 |
Described below are the other matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final number of affirmative votes, negative votes and abstentions.
Proposal 2
Ratification of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
for the year ending December 31, 2015 - approved
| For | Against |
Abstain
|
Broker non-votes |
| 21,485,088 | 10,800 | 87,252 | - |
Proposal 3
Advisory vote on executive compensation - approved
| For | Against |
Abstain
|
Broker non-votes |
| 17,218,391 | 174,415 | 192,121 | 3,998,213 |
As of the record date of the Annual Meeting, 25,483,110 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, with 21,583,140 shares of common stock represented by proxies at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| /s/ Thomas A. Broughton III | ||
| Dated: May 1, 2015 | By: | Thomas A. Broughton III |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||