UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT ToTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) ofOF ~~the~~THE

~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~September 2427, 2017

~~Community~~ COMMUNITY SHORES ~~Shores~~BANK ~~Bank Corporation~~CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan	~~000-51166~~	38000-~~3423227~~51166	38-3423227
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File	(IRS Employer
1030 W. Norton Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan		49441
of incorporation)		Number)	Identification Number)
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

1030 W. Norton Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan		49441
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

231-780-1800

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Item 5.0702 ~~Submission~~Departure of ~~Matters~~Directors toor aCertain ~~Vote~~Officers; Election of ~~Security~~Directors; ~~Holders.~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

AnElection ~~annual meeting~~ of ~~our shareholders~~Mr. ~~was~~Garth ~~held on May 24, 2017~~D. AtDeur to the ~~meeting,~~Board ~~our shareholders voted on each~~ of ~~the following three matters:~~Directors

·Effective ~~election~~September 27, 2017, the Board of ~~two~~Directors ~~class~~of ICommunity Shores Bank Corporation (the "Company") increased its size from six to seven directors and appointed a new director, Garth D. Deur, to fill the vacancy. Mr. Deur has been appointed to serve as a Class II director, and will stand for election at the annual meeting of the shareholders in 2018. Also, effective September 27, 2018, Mr. Deur was appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Community Shores Bank (the "Bank"), to serve as a ~~three-year~~director ~~term;~~of the Bank and will stand for election at the 2018 annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank. Mr. Deur was designated for nomination by Mr. Bruce J. Essex, Jr., a significant shareholder of the Company.

·Item ~~ratification~~8.01 ofOther ~~the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017; and~~Events

·Voluntary De-Registration ~~an advisory vote to approve the compensation~~ of ~~our~~Common ~~executives disclosed in our proxy statement for the annual meeting.~~Stock

~~The~~On ~~final~~September 27, ~~vote~~2017, ~~results~~the Board of Directors of Community Shores Bank Corporation (the “Company”) directed the Company’s ~~for~~President ~~each~~and Chief Financial Officer to prepare and file Form 15 (Certification and Notice of ~~these~~Termination ~~three~~of ~~matters~~Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) within the first two weeks of fiscal year 2018. The Company is ~~set~~eligible ~~forth~~to ~~below~~de-register its common stock because it has fewer than 1,200 shareholders of record. Upon filing of the Form 15, the Company’s obligations to file certain reports and forms with the Securities Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on From 8-K, will immediately be suspended. The Company expects the de-registration of its common stock to become effective 90 days after filing Form 15. Upon the effectiveness of the de-registration of the Company’s common stock, the Company will no longer be a public reporting company.

The ~~votes~~Company’s Board ~~cast~~of onDirectors has determined that de-registration is in the ~~election~~best interest of ~~directors~~the Company and its shareholders because it believes ~~were~~that asthe ~~follows~~cost of compliance with public company reporting requirements outweighs any discernable benefit to the Company or its shareholders. Factors influencing the Board’s decision include the following:

Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Gary F. Bogner	3,255,066	43,484	0	630,001
Robert L. Chandonnet	3,295,058	3,492	0	630,001

the accounting, legal and administrative costs of preparing and filing periodic reports and other filings with the Securities Exchange Commission have become excessive in comparison to the Company’s size;

~~The~~· ~~votes~~the ~~cast~~amount onof ~~the~~time ~~ratification~~senior ofmanagement ~~the appointment~~is ofrequired ~~BDO~~to ~~USA,~~devote ~~LLP~~to asmatters ~~our~~related ~~independent~~to ~~registered~~the Company’s public ~~accounting~~reporting ~~firm~~obligations ~~for~~unnecessarily ~~2017~~detracts ~~were~~from astime ~~follows:~~that could be concentrated on the Company’s business; and

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3,909,387	18,558	606	0

after consultation with industry experts, Securities Exchange Commission reporting does not have a noticeably positive impact on the liquidity or trading volume of the Company’s common stock.

The ~~votes~~Company’s common ~~cast~~stock is traded on the ~~advisory~~OTC ~~vote~~Pink toMarket, ~~approve the~~operated ~~compensation~~by ofOTC ~~our~~Markets ~~executives~~Group, ~~disclosed~~a incentralized ~~our~~electronic ~~proxy~~quotation ~~statement~~service for over-the-counter securities. ~~annual~~The ~~meeting~~Company ~~were~~expects that its common stock will continue to be traded on the OTC Pink Market, so long as ~~follows:~~market makers demonstrate an interest in trading in the Company’s common stock.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-votes
3,250,428	47,416	706	630,001

After public reporting requirements conclude, the Company will continue to file financial reports with its federal regulator and intends to provide interim, unaudited financial information on its website (www.communityshores.com).

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.

~~Community~~COMMUNITY ~~Shores~~SHORES ~~Bank~~BANK ~~Corporation~~CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracey A. Welsh Tracey A. ~~WelshSenior~~Welsh Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

Date: ~~May~~October 243, 2017

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