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): May 16, 2012


INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


North Carolina

0-11774

56-1110199

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

of Incorporation)

 

 


121 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

27514

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (919) 968-2200

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:

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

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Item 5.07.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

          On May 16, 2012, Investors Title Company held its annual meeting of shareholders for the purposes of electing three directors for three-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified to fill the expiring terms of James A. Fine, Jr., H. Joe King, Jr., and James R. Morton.  With a quorum present, James A. Fine, Jr., H. Joe King, Jr., and James R. Morton were elected to the Board to serve for three years or until their successors are elected and qualified.   Below is a summary of the final results:

 

Director

For

Withheld

Broker

Non-Votes

 
James A. Fine, Jr. 1,388,302 2,532 299,039
H. Joe King, Jr. 1,389,274 1,560 299,039
James R. Morton 1,389,734 1,100 299,039

          Additionally, the shareholders considered the ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012 and such action was ratified with an affirmative vote of 1,695,267 shares.  530 shares were voted against and 833 shares abstained from voting.


SIGNATURE

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.

INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY

 

 

Date: May 17, 2012 By:

/s/

James A. Fine, Jr.

James A. Fine, Jr.

President, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer