UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) August 11, 2011

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

British Columbia, Canada		0-26680		8736-3354
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C Clearwater, Florida				33759
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

(727) 726-0763

(Registrant’s telephone number, Including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

August 11, 2011 - Clearwater, Florida. - Nicholas Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq, NICK), held the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on August 9, 2011. The following tables detail the voting results:

Election of Director

		Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Withholding Authority		Broker Non-Votes
Stephen Bragin		4,575,578		---		249,825		5,699,798

The directors whose terms of office as directors continued after the meeting were Peter L. Vosotas, Ralph T. Finkenbrink, Scott Fink, and Alton R. Neal.

Appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as Independent Auditors

Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Withholding Authority		Broker Non-Votes
10,496,953		---		28,248		---

Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Voted Against		Broker Non-Votes
4,747,535		---		77,868		5,699,798

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Say on Pay Votes

1 Year		2 Year		3 Year		Broker Non-Votes
4,239,977		73,259		467,494		5,744,471

In accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation and the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Company has decided to hold future advisory Say on Pay votes annually.

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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.

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.

(Registrant)

 

Date: August 11, 2011		/s/ Peter L. Vosotas
		Peter L. Vosotas
		Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 11, 2011		/s/ Ralph T. Finkenbrink
		Ralph T. Finkenbrink
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)