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 26, 2012
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-53149 | 26-0734029 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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)
________________________________________________
(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.
On April 26, 2012, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At such meeting, the stockholders of the Company elected six directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected, ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012, adopted an advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation, approved an amendment to the Company Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 15 million to 50 million. The votes cast on such matters were as follows:
Proposal 1
Election of Directors
| Nominee | For | Withhold |
Abstain
|
| Stanley M. Brock | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
| Thomas A. Broughton III | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
| Joseph R. Cashio | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
| James J. Filler | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
| Michael D. Fuller | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
| Hatton C.V. Smith | 4,044,281 | 4,000 | -- |
Proposal 2
Ratification of KPMG, LLP as Independent Registered Public Account Firm
for the year ending December 31, 2012
| For | Against | Abstain |
|
4,047,281 |
1,000 |
-- |
Proposal 3
Approval of Executive Compensation
| For | Against | Abstain |
|
3,990,598 |
49,683 |
8,000 |
Proposal 4
Approval of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
| For | Against | Abstain |
|
3,976,297 |
57,934 |
14,050 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| Date: May 1, 2012 | By: | /s/Thomas A. Broughton III |
| Thomas A. Broughton III | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||