Bear State Financial,Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Bear State Financial,Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bear State Financial,
Inc. (the Company) was held on May 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.,
Central Time, at the Companys office located at 135 Section Line
Road, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913. Matters voted on by
shareholders included: (i) the election of twelve director
nominees to the Companys Board of Directors and (ii) ratification
of the Audit Committees appointment of BKD, LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2017. The final voting results of the shareholders
votes are reported below.

(i) The following twelve directors were elected by the indicated
votes:

Directors

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

W. Dabbs Cavin

23,475,492 1,259,876 1,424 11,618,339

William Changose

24,580,562 146,011 10,219 11,618,339

K. Aaron Clark

22,291,270 2,435,081 10,441 11,618,339

Frank Conner

24,657,276 69,031 10,485 11,618,339

Scott T. Ford

22,257,865 2,477,725 1,202 11,618,339

G. Brock Gearhart

24,614,148 101,481 21,163 11,618,339

John J. Ghirardelli

24,660,285 66,066 10,441 11,618,339

O. Fitzgerald Hill

24,648,687 66,117 21,988 11,618,339

Daniel C. Horton

23,911,959 781,397 43,436 11,618,339

J. Matthew Machen

23,333,265 1,402,103 1,424 11,618,339

Richard N. Massey

23,138,304 1,596,592 1,896 11,618,339

Ian R. Vaughan

24,584,076 109,280 43,436 11,618,339

(ii) The appointment of BKD, LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2017 was ratified by the indicated votes:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

35,894,825

453,351

6,955


About Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF)

Bear State Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company’s subsidiary Bear State Bank, N.A. (the Bank) is a community-oriented financial institution, which offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including noninterest bearing and interest bearing checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The Loan products offered by the Bank include residential real estate loans, consumer loans, construction loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, and commercial business loans. The Bank’s other financial services include automated teller machines; around the clock telephone banking; online banking, including account access, bill payment and e-statements; mobile banking, including remote deposit capture and funds transfer; Bounce Protection overdraft services; debit cards, and safe deposit boxes.

Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) Recent Trading Information

Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) closed its last trading session up +0.23 at 8.99 with 26,499 shares trading hands.

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