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): August 11, 2011

NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
    Maryla nd   0-51589   04-3693643  
   (State or other Jurisdiction of  (Commission  (IRS Employer  
   incorporation or organization)  File Number)  Identification No.)  
 
 
855 Enfield Street, Enfield, Connecticut 06082
(Address of principal executive offices)

 (860) 253-5200
(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

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of New England Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 11, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”).  The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the vote of the stockholders was as follows:

Matter 1. The election of Thomas O. Barnes, Peter T. Dow, William C. Leary and Dorothy K. McCarty as directors for a term of three years, and the election of Thomas P. O’Brien for a term of one year.

Nominee
Shares Voted For
Shares Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas O. Barnes
          3,000,261
          160,865
               1,792,475
Peter T. Dow
          2,964,497
          196,629
               1,792,475
William C. Leary
          2,985,479
          175,647
               1,792,475
Dorothy K. McCarty
          2,981,365
          179,761
               1,792,475
Thomas P. O’Brien
          3,000,401
          160,725
               1,792,475

Matter 2.   The ratification of the appointment of Shatswell, MacLeod & Company P.C. as independent auditors of New England Bancshares, Inc. for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
4,855,433
74,028
24,140



 
 
 

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.


 
        NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.
     
     
   DATE:  August 16, 2011  By: /s/ David J. O'Connor
   
David J. O'Connor
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
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