The annual meeting of shareholders of the First Security Group, Inc. ("First Security") was held on June 20, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of First Security's shareholders and the final voting results were as follows:

The following nominees were elected by First Security's common stock holders as Directors of First Security to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified:

Name                For   Withheld Broker Non-Votes
William C. Hall   630,608  33,428      558,375
Carol H. Jackson  627,216  36,820      558,375
Robert P. Keller  645,203  18,833      558,375
Ralph L. Kendall  636,516  27,520      558,375
Kelly P. Kirkland 631,976  32,060      558,375
D. Michael Kramer 658,222  5,814       558,375
Larry D. Mauldin  658,554  5,484       558,375

The following nominees were elected by First Security's Series A Preferred Stock holder as Directors of First Security to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until all dividends payable on all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full:
Name
William F. Grant, III
Robert R. Lane

A non-binding resolution approving the compensation of First Security's executive officers, as disclosed under the federal securities laws, was approved by the vote set forth below:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 595,317 47,602 21,117 558,375

The shareholders approved the adoption of the First Security Group, Inc. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan by the vote set forth below:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 479,496 160,847 25,524 556,544

The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP, as First Security's independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified by the vote set forth below:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,209,345 5,533 3,182 4,351