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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): June 16, 2008


FEDERAL TRUST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida
000-23449
59-2935028
(State or other jurisdiction
Commission File Number
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
     
312 West First Street
    
Sanford, Florida
  
32771
(address of principal executive offices)
  
(zip code)

(407) 323-1833
(Registrant’s telephone number, including areas 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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Federal Trust Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 16, 2008. The following is a summary and tabulation of the matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
 
Proposal I.

The election of two Class III directors for a term of three years:
 
 
For
 
Withheld
 
           
Samuel C. Certo, PhD.
  
6,770,236
      
1,479,651
 
Dennis T. Ward
 
6,851,901
      
1,397,986
 

Proposal II:

The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of authorized capital stock to 65,000,000 shares of common stock:

 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
7,444,953
    
797,376
    
7,558
 

Proposal III:    
The approval of an issuance of shares and warrants in a non-public offering in an amount in excess of 20% of the Company’s current outstanding shares of common stock:

 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
4,245,529
    
869,676
    
9,640
 


Proposal IV:

The ratification of the appointment of Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008:

 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
7,868,729
    
370,360
    
10,798
 



 
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.
 

Date: June 17, 2008
 
Federal Trust Corporation
 
(Registrant)
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Gregory E. Smith
   
Gregory E. Smith
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer