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) ~~November~~January 3010, ~~2011~~2012

AB&T Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


North Carolina	000-53249	26-2588442
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

292 West Main Avenue, Gastonia, North Carolina		28054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 867-5828

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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.

~~AB&T~~On ~~Financial~~January 10, ~~Corporation~~2012, ~~(the~~Lawrence ~~“Company”)~~H. ~~held~~Pearson, ~~its annual meeting of shareholders on November 30~~MD, ~~2011.~~resigned Atas ~~the~~a ~~meeting,~~director ~~the shareholders elected all~~ of ~~the~~AB&T ~~directors~~Financial ~~nominated~~Corporation by (the ~~board~~“Company”) ~~of directors, ratified a resolution endorsing~~ and ~~approving~~its ~~compensation~~subsidiary, ~~paid~~Alliance orBank & ~~provided~~Trust toCompany (the ~~Company~~“Bank”). Dr. Pearson’s ~~executive~~resignation ~~officers~~was ~~and~~for ~~the~~personal ~~Company’s~~and ~~executive compensation~~business ~~policies~~reasons and ~~practices,~~not ~~and~~because ~~ratified~~of ~~the~~a disagreement ~~appointment~~with ofthe ~~Elliott Davis~~Company, ~~PLLC, as~~ the ~~Company’s~~Bank, ~~independent~~or ~~accountants~~their ~~for~~respective ~~2011,~~boards asof ~~follows:~~directors.

Election of Directors

Director	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Lawrence H. Pearson, MD		706,140		264,850		696,788
David W. White		924,115		46,875		696,788

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	758,542				63,314				149,134				696,788

Ratification of Independent Accountants

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	1,650,762				15,585				1,431				0

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.

AB&T Financial Corporation

(Registrant)

~~December~~January 617, ~~2011~~2012

/s/ Daniel C. Ayscue

Daniel C. Ayscue

President and Chief Executive Officer

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