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 26, 2011

PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana
000-03922
35-1057796
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

107 West Franklin, P.O. Box 638, Elkhart, Indiana
46515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code
  
(574) 294-7511

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

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Patrick Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2011.  The total shares outstanding on the record date, March 30, 2011, were 9,460,189.  The total shares voted at the meeting in person or by proxy were 9,031,127, which represented 95.46% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected eight directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, and ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.  The results of the matters voted upon at the annual meeting of shareholders are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of eight directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Directors
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Terrence D. Brennan
7,559,570
28,078
1,443,479
Joseph M. Cerulli
6,518,790
1,068,858
1,443,479
Todd M. Cleveland
6,548,910
1,038,738
1,443,479
Paul E. Hassler
6,546,544
1,041,104
1,443,479
Keith V. Kankel
7,558,978
28,670
1,443,479
Andy L. Nemeth
6,547,856
1,039,792
1,443,479
Larry D. Renbarger
7,349,286
238,362
1,443,479
Walter E. Wells
7,566,127
21,521
1,443,479

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.  There were no broker non-votes.

 
For
Against
Abstain
  
 
9,020,944
8,011
2,172
  

SIGNATURE

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.

   
PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
   
(Registrant)

DATE:  May 27, 2011
  BY:
/s/ Andy L. Nemeth
   
Andy L. Nemeth
   
Executive Vice President – Finance and
   
Chief Financial Officer