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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C.<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp; 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>November 15, 2017</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Bear State Financial,<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Arkansas</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>0-28312</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>71-0785261</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(State or other jurisdiction</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">of incorporation)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Identification No.)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>900 South Shackleford Rd., Suite </b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>401</b></font></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Little Rock, Arkansas</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>72211</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(501) </b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>975-6033</b></font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Registrant<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-18pt;">&#9744;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">I<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> &#9744;</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. &#9744;&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 5.07 <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></u></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">The <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Special Meeting of Shareholders of Bear State Financial, Inc. (the &ldquo;<u>Company</u>&rdquo;) was held on November 15, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time, at the Company&rsquo;s office located at 900 South Shackleford Rd., Suite 605, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (the &ldquo;<u>Special Meeting</u>&rdquo;). Matters voted on by shareholders consisted of: (i) a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 22, 2017, by and among the Company, Bear State Bank, Arvest Bank (&ldquo;<u>Arvest</u>&rdquo;) and Arvest Acquisition Sub and the transactions contemplated thereby (the &ldquo;<u>Merger </u><u>Agreement</u>&rdquo;), pursuant to which the Company will be merged with and into Arvest (the &ldquo;<u>Merger</u>&rdquo;); (ii) an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve certain compensation arrangements for the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in connection with the Merger and (iii) a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, desirable or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">The proposals are described in more detail in the Company<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2017, as supplemented with additional soliciting materials on October 20, 2017 and October 31, 2017. As of the record date, there were 37,729,837 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, held by 597 holders of record. Shareholders representing 31,619,120 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting were present in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Special Meeting. The final voting results of the shareholders&rsquo; votes are reported below. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(i) <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b> </b></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">proposal to adopt the Agreement and to approve the Merger was approved by the indicated votes:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>Votes Against</b></u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>Votes Abstained</b></u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">31,479,746</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">127,617</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">11,757</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(ii) <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b> </b></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve certain compensation arrangements for the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in connection with the Merger was approved by the indicated votes:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>Votes Against</b></u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>Votes Abstained</b></u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">31,028,733</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">518,823</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">71,564</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(iii) <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b> </b></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, desirable or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies was approved by the indicated votes:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>Votes Against</b></u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">30,890,230</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">20,180</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">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-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 15, 2017</font></p>
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bsf20171115_8k.htm
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
November 15, 2017
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
Bear State Financial,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arkansas
0-28312
71-0785261
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
900 South Shackleford Rd., Suite
401
Little Rock, Arkansas
72211
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(501)
975-6033
(Registrant
's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 240.13e-4(c))
I
ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act
. ☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The
Special Meeting of Shareholders of Bear State Financial, Inc. (the "
Company
") was held on November 15, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time, at the Company's office located at 900 South Shackleford Rd., Suite 605, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (the "
Special Meeting
"). Matters voted on by shareholders consisted of: (i) a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 22, 2017, by and among the Company, Bear State Bank, Arvest Bank ("
Arvest
") and Arvest Acquisition Sub and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "
Merger
Agreement
"), pursuant to which the Company will be merged with and into Arvest (the "
Merger
"); (ii) an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve certain compensation arrangements for the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Merger and (iii) a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, desirable or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.
The proposals are described in more detail in the Company
's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2017, as supplemented with additional soliciting materials on October 20, 2017 and October 31, 2017. As of the record date, there were 37,729,837 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, held by 597 holders of record. Shareholders representing 31,619,120 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting were present in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Special Meeting. The final voting results of the shareholders' votes are reported below.
(i)
The
proposal to adopt the Agreement and to approve the Merger was approved by the indicated votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
31,479,746
127,617
11,757
(ii)
The
advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve certain compensation arrangements for the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Merger was approved by the indicated votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
31,028,733
518,823
71,564
(iii)
The
proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, desirable or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies was approved by the indicated votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
30,890,230
708,710
20,180
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.
BEAR STATE FINANCIAL,
INC.
Date:  November 15, 2017
By:
/s/ Sherri R. Billings
Name:
Sherri
R. Billings
Title:
Senior Executive Vice Pres
ident
C
hief Financial Officer