8-K


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

April 26, 2016

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

RENASANT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Mississippi
001-13253
64-0676974
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

209 Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-4827

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (662) 680-1001

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Renasant Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2016. Proxies were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Company’s solicitations. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals:

•
Election of one Class 1 director to serve a two-year term expiring in 2018;
•
Election of five Class 2 directors, each to serve a three-year term expiring in 2019;
•
Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2011 LTIP”) to increase the number of shares of common stock available for grant, award or issuance under the plan;
•
Approval of the performance measures related to the grant and award of performance-based compensation under the 2011 LTIP;
•
Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, from 75,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares; and
•
Ratification of the appointment of HORNE LLP as our independent registered public accountants for 2016.

 
All of the Company’s nominees for directors as listed in the proxy statement were elected with the following vote:
 
Votes
“For”
Votes
Withheld
Class 1 Director (term expiring in 2018)
 
 
  Fred F. Sharp
25,744,351
836,844
 
 
 
Class 2 Director (term expiring in 2019)
 
 
  John M. Creekmore
21,459,493
5,121,702
  Jill V. Deer
25,784,629
796,566
  Neal A. Holland, Jr.
23,137,943
3,443,252
  E. Robinson McGraw
24,705,843
1,875,352
  Hollis C. Cheek
25,781,761
799,434

There were 5,967,338 broker non-votes for each director on these proposals.

The amendment to the Company’s 2011 LTIP to increase the number of shares of common stock available for grant, award or issuance under the plan was approved with the following vote:
Votes
“For”
Votes
“Against”

Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,123,170
1,379,020
79,005
5,967,338

The approval of performance measures related to the grant and award of performance-based compensation under the 2011 LTIP was approved with the following vote:
Votes
“For”
Votes
“Against”

Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,301,139
1,093,217
186,839
5,967,338

The amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, from 75,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares was approved with the following vote:
Votes
“For”
Votes
“Against”

Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
26,129,323
6,281,033
138,177
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The appointment of HORNE LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2016 was ratified with the following vote:
Votes
“For”
Votes
“Against”

Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
32,265,272
226,528
56,733
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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.

 
 
RENASANT CORPORATION
Date: April 27, 2016
 
By:
/s/ E. Robinson McGraw
 
 
 
E. Robinson McGraw
 
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer