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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt 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<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">ROCKY BRANDS, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specif&#305;ed in its charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">001-34382</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">31-1364046</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">of incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Identif&#305;cation No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-autospace: none; text-align: center">39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-autospace: none; text-align: center">&nbsp;45764</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of principal executive off&#305;ces)</TD>
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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the f&#305;ling obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
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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-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify">On
May 9, 2012, Rocky Brands, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its annual meeting of shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify">The
following directors were elected at the meeting according to the vote tabulation described below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Votes Withheld</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Non Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">J. Patrick Campbell</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,090,262</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">378,941</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Michael L. Finn</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,092,367</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">376,836</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">G. Courtney Haning</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,098,387</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">370,816</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Curtis A. Loveland</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">2,017,759</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">2,451,444</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">David N. Sharp</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,098,633</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">370,570</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The shareholders made an advisory, nonbinding
recommendation on the frequency of voting on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers according to the
vote tabulation described below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">One Year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Two Years</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Three Years</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Abstain</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">2,955,348</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">32,061</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,401,748</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">80,046</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The shareholders voted on a resolution to
approve on an advisory, nonbinding basis the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers according to the vote
tabulation described below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Votes Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Non Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">3,913,405</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">463,436</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">92,362</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The shareholders voted on the approval of
the Company&rsquo;s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan according to the vote tabulation described below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Votes Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Non Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,218,397</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">234,169</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">16,637</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,895,448</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Finally, the shareholders ratified the selection
of Schneider Downs &amp; Co., Inc. as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2012 according to the vote tabulation described below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Votes For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Votes Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Non Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">6,312,706</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">37,524</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">14,421</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp; May 14, 2012</TD>
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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)
May 9, 2012
ROCKY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specifıed in its charter)
Ohio
001-34382
31-1364046
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identifıcation No.)
39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio
45764
(Address of principal executive offıces)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(740) 753-1951
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K fıling
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the fıling obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
¨
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 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.07.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
May 9, 2012, Rocky Brands, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders.
The
following directors were elected at the meeting according to the vote tabulation described below:
Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Non Votes
J. Patrick Campbell
4,090,262
378,941
1,895,448
Michael L. Finn
4,092,367
376,836
1,895,448
G. Courtney Haning
4,098,387
370,816
1,895,448
Curtis A. Loveland
2,017,759
2,451,444
1,895,448
David N. Sharp
4,098,633
370,570
1,895,448
The shareholders made an advisory, nonbinding
recommendation on the frequency of voting on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers according to the
vote tabulation described below:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstain
Non Votes
2,955,348
32,061
1,401,748
80,046
1,895,448
The shareholders voted on a resolution to
approve on an advisory, nonbinding basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers according to the vote
tabulation described below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Non Votes
3,913,405
463,436
92,362
1,895,448
The shareholders voted on the approval of
the Company's 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan according to the vote tabulation described below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Non Votes
4,218,397
234,169
16,637
1,895,448
Finally, the shareholders ratified the selection
of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2012 according to the vote tabulation described below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Non Votes
6,312,706
37,524
14,421
0
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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.
Rocky Brands, Inc.
Date:  May 14, 2012
By:
/s/ James E. McDonald
James E. McDonald, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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