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 23, 2013

 

 

SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(800) 277-2175

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    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 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 23, 2013, SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Columbia, South Carolina.  At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 13,823,951 shares of SCBT’s common stock, representing 81.28% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of SCBT (1) elected seven members of the Board of Directors, and (2) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s independent registered public accountants.  The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

 

1) Approval of a proposal to elect the following individuals as directors of SCBT:

 

Nominees for Director		Votes For		Votes Withheld
Jimmy E. Addison		10,935,577		284,964
Robert H. Demere, Jr.		11,141,577		78,964
Robert R. Horger		11,085,485		135,056
Harry M. Mims, Jr.		10,807,585		412,956
John C. Pollok		10,838,657		381,884
James W. Roquemore		10,395,277		825,264
John W. Williamson, III		11,091,182		129,359

 

Each elected director received at least 92% of the voted shares in favor of their election.

The following individuals continue to serve as directors until our Annual Meeting in the year indicated:

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2016

Jimmy E. Addison

Robert H. Demere, Jr.

Robert R. Horger

James W. Roquemore

John W. Williamson, III

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2015

M. Oswald Fogle

Herbert G. Gray

Cynthia A. Hartley

John C. Pollok

Thomas E. Suggs

Kevin P. Walker

 

Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2014

Luther J. Battiste, III

Robert R. Hill, Jr.

Harry M. Mims, Jr.

Ralph W. Norman

Alton C. Phillips

 

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2) Approval to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as SCBT’s auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

 

		Votes		% of Shares Outstanding		% of Shares Voted
Voting For		13,793,575		81.10	%	99.78	%
Voting Against		12,664		0.07	%	0.09	%
Abstain From Voting		17,712		0.11	%	0.13	%
Total		13,823,951		81.28	%	100.00	%

 

There were 2,603,410 broker non-votes with respect to proposal 1 which is a non-routine proposal.

 

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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.

 

		SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Date:	April 25, 2013	/s/ John C. Pollok
		John C. Pollok
		Senior Executive Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer and
		Chief Operating Officer

 

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