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 22, 2014
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
0-12820
54-1284688
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 628 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 434-792-5111
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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o
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

American National Bankshares Inc. (“Company”) held its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 20, 2014. There were 7,702,517 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,131,008 shares were present in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, our shareholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below to serve as a Class III directors of the Company, (ii) ratified the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.


Our independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Class III Directors to Serve Until the 2017 Annual Meeting
Nominees
Votes
For
Votes
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Ben J. Davenport, Jr.
4,423,326
283,832
1,423,850
Charles H. Majors
4,446,853
260,305
1,423,850
Dan M. Pleasant
4,429,404
277,754
1,423,850


Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
5,881,748
242,270
6,990
0

Proposal 3: Approval of Executive Compensation as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
3,560,524
1,014,484
132,148
1,423,852

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.
 
Date: May 22, 2014                                                                                                                                                                  /s/ William W. Traynham
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer