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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): March 7, 2013

Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-32951
45-2915089
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 300
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
(Address of principal executive offices)

(919) 659-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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.

Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on March 7, 2013. At the meeting, the Stockholders cast their votes as set forth below.

Proposal 1:
The proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by ECB Bancorp, Inc. and the Company, dated as of September 25, 2012.

As disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, this proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast at the special meeting for approval. This proposal was approved based on the following votes:

 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
34,179,560
13,126
3,686
 





SIGNATURE

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.

 
Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Date: March 8, 2013
By:
/s/ Terry S. Earley
 
 
 
Terry S. Earley
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer