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States</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event
reported): July 17, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Bnc
bancorp</B></FONT></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-50128</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">47-0898685</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(IRS Employer </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1226 Eastchester Drive</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>High Point, North Carolina 27265</B></P>

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</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(336) 476-9200</B></P>

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including area code) </B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13(e)-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07&#9;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company held a
special meeting of shareholders on July 17, 2012 (the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;). The Company received proxies totaling
54.8% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, representing 5,007,948 shares of common stock as of the record
date for the Special Meeting. The sole proposal at the Special Meeting was the approval, pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5635 and the
terms of the preferred stock, of (i) the conversion of the Company&rsquo;s Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting
Preferred Stock, Series C, (ii) the conversion of the Company&rsquo;s Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred
Stock, Series B-1, and (iii) the conversion of the non-voting common stock issued upon the conversion of the Series B-1
Preferred Stock, into shares of common stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The number of votes cast
for or against as well as the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes, are set forth below. The proposal was
approved by the requisite vote of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders. A more complete description of the proposal is set forth in
the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
26, 2012.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD>Approval of the (i) conversion of the Company&rsquo;s Mandatorily Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, Series C, (ii) conversion
of the Company&rsquo;s Mandatorily Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, Series B-1, and (iii) conversion of the non-voting common
stock issued upon the conversion of the Series B-1 Preferred Stock into shares of voting common stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Voted in Favor</U></B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Voted Against</U></B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Abstaining</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Broker </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Non-Votes</U></B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">4,930,215</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">40,705</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">37,027</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: July 18, 2012</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">BNC BANCORP</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ David B. Spencer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">David B. Spencer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Its:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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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): July 17, 2012
Bnc
bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
North Carolina
000-50128
47-0898685
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1226 Eastchester Drive
High Point, North Carolina 27265
(Address of principal executive offices)
(336) 476-9200
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13(e)-4(c))
Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
The Company held a
special meeting of shareholders on July 17, 2012 (the "Special Meeting"). The Company received proxies totaling
54.8% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, representing 5,007,948 shares of common stock as of the record
date for the Special Meeting. The sole proposal at the Special Meeting was the approval, pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5635 and the
terms of the preferred stock, of (i) the conversion of the Company's Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting
Preferred Stock, Series C, (ii) the conversion of the Company's Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred
Stock, Series B-1, and (iii) the conversion of the non-voting common stock issued upon the conversion of the Series B-1
Preferred Stock, into shares of common stock.
The number of votes cast
for or against as well as the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes, are set forth below. The proposal was
approved by the requisite vote of the Company's shareholders. A more complete description of the proposal is set forth in
the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
26, 2012.
1.
Approval of the (i) conversion of the Company's Mandatorily Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, Series C, (ii) conversion
of the Company's Mandatorily Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, Series B-1, and (iii) conversion of the non-voting common
stock issued upon the conversion of the Series B-1 Preferred Stock into shares of voting common stock.
Shares
Voted in Favor
Shares
Voted Against
Shares
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes
4,930,215
40,705
37,027
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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.
Dated: July 18, 2012
BNC BANCORP
By:
/s/ David B. Spencer
Name:
David B. Spencer
Its:
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer