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
April 20, 2010
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
RENASANT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Mississippi | 001-13253 | 64-0676974 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 209 Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi | 38804-4827 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (662) 680-1001
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Renasant Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 20, 2010. Proxies were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Company’s solicitations. At the meeting, shareholders were asked to elect six Class 2 directors, each to serve a three-year term, and to ratify the appointment of HORNE LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2010.
All of the Company’s nominees for directors as listed in the proxy statement were elected with the following vote:
| Votes “For” |
Votes Withheld |
Non-Votes | ||||
| Class 2 Directors (term expiring in 2013) | ||||||
| John M. Creekmore |
9,063,159 | 5,012,693 | 7,026,434 | |||
| Jill V. Deer |
13,825,200 | 250,652 | 7,026,434 | |||
| Neal A. Holland, Jr. |
13,798,645 | 277,207 | 7,026,434 | |||
| E. Robinson McGraw |
13,617,076 | 458,776 | 7,026,434 | |||
| Theodore S. Moll |
13,799,777 | 276,075 | 7,026,434 | |||
| J. Larry Young |
13,768,168 | 307,684 | 7,026,434 |
The term of office of each of the following directors continued at the 2010 Annual Meeting:
Class 1 Directors (term expiring in 2012)
George H. Booth, II, Frank B. Brooks, Albert J. Dale, III, John T. Foy, T. Michael Glenn, Jack C. Johnson
Class 3 Directors (term expiring in 2011)
William M. Beasley, Marshall H. Dickerson, R. Rick Hart, Richard L. Heyer, Jr., J. Niles McNeel, Michael D. Shmerling
The ratification of the appointment of HORNE LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2010 was approved with 17,622,944 votes for, 39,693 votes against, 34,597 abstentions and 3,405,052 non-votes.
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.
| RENASANT CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: April 23, 2010 | By: | /S/ E. ROBINSON MCGRAW | ||
| E. Robinson McGraw | ||||
| Chairman, President and Chief | ||||
| Executive Officer | ||||