Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 17 2016 - 11:35AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
November 16, 2016
Independence
Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as
specified in its charter)
South Carolina
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333-121485
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20-1734180
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(State or other
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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jurisdiction of
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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incorporation)
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500 East Washington
Street, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601
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(Address of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
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Registrant's telephone
number, including area code:
(864)
672-1776
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):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
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Item 5.07 Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Independence Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) was held on
November 16, 2016, at the office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP,
104 South Main Street, Suite 900, Greenville, South Carolina. Of the 20,502,760
shares of the Companys common stock issued and outstanding, and the 8,425
shares of the Companys Series A preferred stock issued and outstanding (each of
which votes with the common stock as a single class and entitles the holder to
1,250 votes on all matters voted), as of the close of business on the record
date, 9,230,252 shares of the Companys common stock and 7,800 shares of the
Companys Series A preferred stock were present in person or by proxy at the
Annual Meeting, representing approximately 61.2% of the total outstanding
eligible votes.
The shareholders of the
Company voted: (1) to elect six nominees to serve on the Board of Directors; and
(2) to ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31,
2016.
The voting results for each
proposal voted on the Annual Meeting are as follows:
1.
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To elect six nominees to serve on the Board
of Directors:
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Broker
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For
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Withheld
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Non-Vote
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Russell Echlov
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16,909,648
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41,655
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2,028,949
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H.
Neel Hipp, Jr.
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16,915,148
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36,155
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2,028,949
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Adam
G. Hurwich
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16,909,648
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41,655
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2,028,949
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Lawrence R. Miller
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16,927,648
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23,655
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2,028,949
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Keith Stock
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16,862,648
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88,655
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2,028,949
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Robert B. Willumstad
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16,907,648
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43,655
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2,028,949
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2.
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To ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis
Decosimo, LLC as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending December 31, 2015:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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18,829,879
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108,558
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41,815
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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.
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INDEPENDENCE BANCSHARES,
INC.
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Dated:
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November 17, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Martha L.
Long
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Name:
Martha
L. Long
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Title:
Chief
Financial Officer
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