Unassociated Document
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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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June 30, 2011
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First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-49757
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80-0030931
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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2170 W. Palmetto Street
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Florence, South Carolina
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29501
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on June 30, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders and the final voting results were as follows:
The following nominees were elected as Class A Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2014:
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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J. Munford Scott, Jr.
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2,219,555
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29,040
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F.R. Saunders, Jr.
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2,215,372
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33,223
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Leonard A. Hoogenboom
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2,168,255
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80,340
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The following nominee was elected as a Class B Director for a one-year term expiring in 2012:
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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James R. Lingle, Jr.
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2,219,555
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29,040
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Votes on the proposal to approve a non-binding resolution regarding the overall executive compensation, policies, and procedures employed by the Company, as described in the Executive Compensation section of the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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2,085,415
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133,585
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29,595
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES, INC.
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Dated: July 7, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Paolucci
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Jeffrey A. Paolucci
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Chief Financial Officer
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