0000950123-11-051183.txt : 20110517 0000950123-11-051183.hdr.sgml : 20110517 20110517121020 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-051183 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110516 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110517 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110517 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF GRANITE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810689 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 561550545 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15956 FILM NUMBER: 11850544 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 128 STREET 2: 23 NORTH MAIN STREET CITY: GRANITE FALLS STATE: NC ZIP: 28630 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043963141 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 23 NORTH MAIN ST CITY: GRANITE FALLS STATE: NC ZIP: 28630 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCSHARES OF GRANITE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870224 8-K 1 g27286e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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):     May 16, 2011
 
Bank of Granite Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   0-15956   56-1550545
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
P.O. Box 128, 23 North Main Street
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(828) 496-2000
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders
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Signatures
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders
     On May 16, 2011 Bank of Granite Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following Proposals were considered and acted upon at the annual meeting:
Proposal 1 — To consider the election of seven persons named as director/nominees in the Proxy Statement dated April 15, 2011.
             
    FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER NON-VOTES
 
            
R. Scott Anderson   4,988,604   546,671   6,105,285
John N. Bray   5,018,819   516,456   6,105,285
Joseph D. Crocker   4,954,520   580,755   6,105,285
Leila N. Erwin   4,977,415   557,859   6,105,285
Paul M. Fleetwood, III   4,986,704   548,570   6,105,285
Hugh R. Gaither   4,905,221   630,054   6,105,285
Boyd C. Wilson, Jr., CPA   5,028,907   506,368   6,105,285
Proposal 2 — To consider the ratification of the selection of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
             
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
             
10,524,382   138,224   977,953   0
Proposal 3 — To consider the amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a one-for-ten reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock and fix the authorized shares of our common stock at 2,500,000, such amendment to be effected prior to September 19, 2011 in the sole discretion of the Board without further approval or authorization of our stockholders.
             
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
             
4,391,694   692,740   450,841   6,105,285

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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.
         
 
  Bank of Granite Corporation
 
        
May 17, 2011
  By:   /s/ Jerry A. Felts
 
       
 
      Jerry A. Felts
Chief Operating Officer and
     Chief Financial Officer

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