0001193125-14-143767.txt : 20140415 0001193125-14-143767.hdr.sgml : 20140415 20140415113252 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-143767 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140415 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140415 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140415 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMUNITY FIRST INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001179500 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 043687717 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-49966 FILM NUMBER: 14764154 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 SOUTH JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD. CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: TN ZIP: 38401 BUSINESS PHONE: 9313802265 DEFA14A 1 d706152ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held at 4:00 p.m., May 20, 2014.

As part of our efforts to cut unnecessary expenses and conserve the environment, Community First, Inc. (the “Company”) has elected to provide Internet access to our proxy statement and annual report rather than mailing paper reports. This reduces postage and printing expenses and paper waste. The proxy statement and annual report are available at: http://www.cfpproxy.com/6437.

The annual shareholders meeting (the “Meeting”) will be held at 4:00 p.m. on May 20, 2014, at the Operations Center located at our Headquarters, 501 S. James Campbell Boulevard, Columbia, Tennessee. The matters to be covered are noted below:

 

  1. Election of four individuals (Eslick E. Daniel, M.D., Vasant G. Hari, Martin Maguire, Ruskin A Vest, Jr.) to the Board of Directors as Class III directors, each to serve for a three-year term until his successor is duly elected and qualified; the election of one individual (Michael D. Penrod) to the Board of Directors as a Class I director to serve for a one-year term until his successor is duly elected or qualified; and the election of one individual (Robert E. Daniel) to the Board of Directors as a Class II director to serve for a two-year term until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

  2. Approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

 

  3. Ratification of the action of the Company’s Audit Committee in selecting the firm of HORNE LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

The Board of Directors is not aware of any other proposals that are expected to come before the Meeting. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 2014 are entitled to vote at the Meeting.

Your Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the above proposals.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. If you have not already voted your shares, you will need to complete, sign and return the enclosed paper copy of the proxy card. Alternatively, you can print or download a proxy card from the Internet at http://www.cfpproxy.com/6437 and return a signed version of that proxy card. Please mail your signed proxy card to Registrar and Transfer Company, Attn: Proxy Department, P.O. Box 1158, Cranford, NJ 07016-9747. If you print or download a proxy card from the internet you will need to write in your Shareholder Control Number in the space provided before you return your signed proxy card.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you want to receive a paper copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for these reports by May 9, 2014 to facilitate timely delivery. You will need your Shareholder Control Number which can be found in the lower right hand corner of your proxy card. Then, either:

 

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and enter the Shareholder Control Number when prompted or, if you send us an email, enter it in the subject line.

Directions to the meeting can be obtained by following the instructions included in the proxy statement.

We ask that you please help save the Company additional solicitation costs by voting today if you have not already done so.

 

Thank you for your continued support!
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