form8k_hamilton-081716.htm
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):  August 15, 2016

HAMILTON BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
  
                001-35693
  
46-0543309
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
      (Commission File No.)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
 
  
Identification No.)
 
501 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 200, Towson, Maryland
  
21286
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (410) 823-4510

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 Securities Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on August 15, 2016.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement.  Of the 3,413,646 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 2,959,442 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  The final results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

1.
The election of three directors of the Company, to serve for three-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.

   
For
  
Withhold
  
Broker Non-Votes
             
William W. Furr
  
1,812,915
  
208,719
  
937,808
             
Jenny G. Morgan
  
1,846,690
  
174,944
  
937,808
             


2.
The ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

  Shares Voted For
  
Shares Voted Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
             
2,765,892
  
163,010
  
30,540
  
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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.

   
HAMILTON BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
DATE: August 17, 2016
By:   
/s/ Robert A. DeAlmeida
   
Robert A. DeAlmeida
   
President and Chief Executive Officer