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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 21, 2012 (April 15, 2014)

 

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FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Tennessee

 

000-10972

 

62-1148660

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

816 South Garden Street

Columbia, Tennessee

 

 

38402-1148

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (931) 388-3145   

 

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

               First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 15, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Corporation voted on the following proposals:

  • The election of 11 directors to the Corporation’s Board of Directors; and

  • An advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.

                For more information about this proposal, see the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2014.

 

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors

 

The Corporation’s shareholders elected each of the 11 nominees to serve as directors of the Corporation until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is qualified and elected.  The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Nominee

   For

      Withheld

Broker Non-Vote

M. Darlene Baxter

2,978,862

13,120

0

Jonathan M. Edwards

2,988,270

3,712

0

Tom Napier Gordon

2,973,590

18,392

0

Dalton M. Mounger

2,991,470

512

0

Timothy E. Pettus

2,882,272

109,710

0

Patrick J. Riley

2,988,270

3,712

0

Matthew M. Scoggins, Jr.

2,991,370

612

0

T. Randy Stevens

2,838,262

153,720

0

W. Lacy Upchurch

2,991,470

512

0

Kimberly D. Vella

2,968,608

23,374

0

Dr. David S. Williams

2,989,190

2,792

0

 

 

Proposal 2:  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

The Corporation’s shareholders adopted a resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers described in the Corporation’s proxy statement. The voting results are set forth below:

 

   For

Against

Abstention/Broker Non-Vote

2,623,968

368,014

0

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

                                                                                                               

FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION

 

 

By:   /s/Patricia P. Bearden                       

         Patricia P. Bearden

         Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  April 21, 2014