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 30, 2012
SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Carolina |
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001-12669 |
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57-0799315 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File |
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(IRS Employer |
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520 Gervais Street |
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29201 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(800) 277-2175
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On November 30, 2012, SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”) held a special meeting of Shareholders (the “special meeting”) in Columbia, South Carolina. At the special meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 11,275,871 shares of SCBT’s common stock, representing 74.56% of the total outstanding eligible votes. At the special meeting, the shareholders of SCBT were asked to vote on (1) the issuance of SCBT common stock to The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. (“SAVB”) shareholders in connection with the merger of SAVB with and into SCBT (the “Merger”) and (2) the meeting adjournment proposal. The voting results for each proposal are as follows:
(1) Approval of a proposal to issue shares of SCBT common stock to SAVB shareholders in connection with the merger:
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Votes |
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% of Shares |
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% of Shares |
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Voting For |
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11,209,178 |
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74.12 |
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99.41 |
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Voting Against |
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46,428 |
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0.31 |
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0.41 |
% |
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Abstain From Voting |
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20,265 |
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0.13 |
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0.18 |
% |
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Total |
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11,275,871 |
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74.56 |
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100.00 |
% |
(2) Approval of the adjournment of the SCBT special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.
Proposal No. 2 was withdrawn, as sufficient votes were cast at the special meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.
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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SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: December 4, 2012 |
/s/ John C. Pollok |
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John C. Pollok |
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Senior Executive Vice President, |
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Chief Financial Officer and |
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Chief Operating Officer |