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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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):  March 28, 2017

CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-33003
 
20-5120010
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

2174 EastRidge Center, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin
 
 
54701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

715-836-9994
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

The 2017 Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") of Stockholders of Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was held on March 28, 2017.  A total of 5,261,170 shares of common stock were eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.  The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

1.   Proposal 1: Election of Directors:

Richard McHugh and Michael L. Swenson were elected directors of the Company. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
Name
 
Votes For      
 
Votes Withheld    
 
Broker Non-Votes   
Richard McHugh
 
1,720,106
 
1,322,541
 
1,890,860
Michael L. Swenson
 
1,652,873
 
1,389,774
 
1,890,860

2.   Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

The stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
     Votes For     
 
 
     Votes Against     
 
 
        Abstentions        
 
Broker
   Non-Votes   
4,827,720
 
72,373
 
33,414
 

3.   Proposal 3: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers:

The stockholders approved the advisory (non-binding) proposal regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
     Votes For     
 
 
     Votes Against     
 
 
        Abstentions        
 
Broker
   Non-Votes   
2,094,189
 
899,915
 
48,543
 
1,890,860

4.   Proposal 4: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation:

The results of the advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of future votes on executive compensation were as follows:

Every One year
 
Every Two Years
 
Every Three Years
 
 
        Abstentions        
 
Broker
   Non-Votes   
1,782,658
 
16,640
 
1,173,999
 
69,350
 
1,890,860







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
Date: March 29, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Mark C. Oldenberg
 
 
 
 
Mark C. Oldenberg
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer