UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 12, 2016
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Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Texas | 001-37585 | 26-3564100 | ||
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
8847 West Sam Houston Parkway, N., Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77040
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281) 894-3200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 12, 2016, Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to consider and act upon the items listed below:
1. Daryl D. Bohls, Matthew H. Hartzell, Umesh (Mike) Jain, James J. Kearney and P. Michael Mann, M.D., were elected as Class I directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and each until their respective successor or successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. The table below contains a summary of the number of votes for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each nominated director:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Daryl D. Bohls | 7,970,216 | 46,643 | 1,163,405 | |||||||||
| Matthew H. Hartzell | 7,996,124 | 20,735 | 1,163,405 | |||||||||
| Umesh (Mike) Jain | 7,996,024 | 20,835 | 1,163,405 | |||||||||
| James J. Kearney | 7,996,124 | 20,735 | 1,163,405 | |||||||||
| P. Michael Mann, M.D. | 7,917,996 | 98,863 | 1,163,405 | |||||||||
2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016 by the votes set forth in the table below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 9,168,944 | 3,100 | 8,220 | ||||||||
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.
| Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ George Martinez | |
| George Martinez | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Date: May 16, 2016 | ||