Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 26, 2018

 

 

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Mississippi

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-12103   64-0709834
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

152 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS   39530
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(228) 435-5511

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peoples Financial Corporation was held on April 25, 2018. There were 5,083,186 shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Except in the election of directors, each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each matter presented at the Annual Meeting. In the election of directors, each shareholder may vote his shares cumulatively by multiplying the number of shares he is entitled to vote by the number of directors to be elected. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were:

(a) Election of five directors to hold office for a term of one year:

 

     Approve      Disapprove      Abstain      Not Voted     Outstanding  

Drew Allen

     3,299,025.380        5,671.821        640,051.466        1,138,437.333  (1)      5,083,186.000  

Rex E. Kelly

     3,296,341.096        2,101.105        646,306.466        1,138,437.333  (1)      5,083,186.000  

Dan Magruder

     3,302,645.272        2,036.929        640,066.466        1,138,437.333  (1)      5,083,186.000  

Jeffrey H. O’Keefe

     3,303,560.272        2,036.929        639,151.466        1,138,437.333  (1)      5,083,186.000  

Chevis C. Swetman

     3,304,013.272        2,036.929        638,698.466        1,138,437.333  (1)      5,083,186.000  

 

(1) Includes 590,570 broker non-votes.

(b) Appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLC as the independent public accountants:

 

Approve

     4,516,239.201  

Disapprove

     14,647.000  

Abstain

     4,432.466  

Not Voted

     547,867.333  
  

 

 

 

Total Shares Outstanding

     5,083,186.000  
  

 

 

 

(c) Transaction of other business:

 

Approve

     3,644,683.048  

Disapprove

     135,072.000  

Abstain

     174,433.619  

Not Voted (1)

     1,128,997.333  
  

 

 

 

Total Shares Outstanding

     5,083,186.000  
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes 581,130 broker non-votes.


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.

Dated: April 26, 2018

 

    PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    By:   /s/ Chevis C. Swetman
      Chevis C. Swetman
      Chairman, President and CEO