8-K

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)

May 3, 2022

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-15373	43-1706259
(State or Other Jurisdiction <br>of Incorporation)	(Commission <br>File Number)	(IRS Employer <br>Identification No.)		150 N. Meramec Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri<br><br>(Address of principal executive offices)	63105<br><br>(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(314) 725-5500

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	EFSC	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 5.00% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	EFSCP	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 3, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”). The following matters were submitted to a vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting and the voting results are as follows:

1. Election of Directors: The fourteen nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”) were elected to serve a one-year term expiring in 2023 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:

Director Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Michael A. DeCola	25,876,838	1,357,690	3,149,200
John S. Eulich	26,273,676	960,852	3,149,200
Robert E. Guest, Jr.	25,282,393	1,952,135	3,149,200
James M. Havel	26,426,646	807,882	3,149,200
Michael R. Holmes	26,417,702	816,826	3,149,200
Peter H. Hui	27,117,273	117,255	3,149,200
Nevada A. Kent, IV	26,975,373	259,155	3,149,200
James B. Lally	26,684,435	550,093	3,149,200
Stephen P. Marsh	27,106,108	128,420	3,149,200
Daniel A. Rodrigues	27,118,429	116,099	3,149,200
Richard M. Sanborn	26,732,628	501,900	3,149,200
Anthony R. Scavuzzo	26,985,443	249,085	3,149,200
Eloise E. Schmitz	26,989,398	245,130	3,149,200
Sandra A. Van Trease	26,240,987	993,541	3,149,200

2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 was ratified as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain
29,801,529	581,506	693

3. Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement, was approved by the following votes:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
26,228,845	541,891	463,792	3,149,200

No other matters were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 4, 2022, in connection with succession planning, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed current member of the Board, Michael A. DeCola, to serve as Vice Chairperson of the Company. Mr. DeCola began serving the Board in such capacity effective on his appointment. In addition, Mr. DeCola was also appointed to serve as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”), filling this position following the recent retirement of Judith Heeter, former Chairperson of the Committee and member of the Board. Mr. DeCola previously served as Chairperson of the Board's Compensation Committee. Following his appointment as Chairperson of the Committee, Michael Holmes has replaced Mr. DeCola as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee.

For additional information concerning the Board, please refer to the Company’s Proxy Statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2022.

On May 4, 2022 the Board approved a new share repurchase program. Pursuant to the new share repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The amount approved for repurchase pursuant to the new share repurchase program represents approximately 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of March 31, 2022. As a result of repurchase activity since the beginning of 2022, there are no shares available for repurchase under the Company’s previous share repurchase plan, which was authorized on April 29, 2021. A copy of the press release announcing the new share repurchase program is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number    Description

99.1        Press Release dated May 6, 2022.

104        The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
Date:	May 6, 2022	By:	/s/ Troy R. Dumlao
			Troy R. Dumlao
			Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Document

Exhibit 99.1

Enterprise Financial Services Corp Announces Share Repurchase Program

ST. LOUIS, MO. May 6, 2022 – The Board of Directors of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC) authorized a new share repurchase program of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock (“2022 Share Repurchase Program”). Jim Lally, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The Board’s approval of the new repurchase plan reflects the strength of the Company’s earnings trends, balance sheet and capital position. Since January 2021, we have returned over $93 million to common shareholders through share repurchases.”

The amount approved for the 2022 Share Repurchase Program represents approximately 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of March 31, 2022. Shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions or in such other manner as will comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other applicable federal or state securities laws.

About Enterprise Financial Services Corp

Enterprise Financial Services Corp, with approximately $13.5 billion in assets, is a financial holding company headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. Enterprise Bank & Trust (“EB&T”), a Missouri state-chartered trust company with banking powers and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EFSC, operates branch offices in Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico, and SBA loan and deposit production offices throughout the country. EB&T offers a range of business and personal banking services and wealth management services. Enterprise Trust, a division of EB&T, provides financial planning, estate planning, investment management and trust services to businesses, individuals, institutions, retirement plans and non-profit organizations. Additional information is available at www.enterprisebank.com.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol EFSC. Please visit our website at www.enterprisebank.com to see our regularly posted material information.

Forward-looking Statements

Readers should note that, in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and intended to be covered by, the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company including, without limitation, plans, strategies and goals, and statements about the Company’s expectations regarding revenue and asset growth, financial performance and profitability, loan and deposit growth, yields and returns, loan diversification and credit management, shareholder value creation and the impact of acquisitions.

Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “pro forma” and other similar words and

expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions into its operations, retain the customers of these businesses and grow the acquired operations, as well as credit risk, changes in the appraised valuation of real estate securing impaired loans, outcomes of litigation and other contingencies, exposure to general and local economic conditions, risks associated with rapid increases or decreases in prevailing interest rates, consolidation in the banking industry, competition from banks and other financial institutions, the Company’s ability to attract and retain relationship officers and other key personnel, burdens imposed by federal and state regulation, changes in regulatory requirements, changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, changes in the method of determining LIBOR and the phase out of LIBOR, natural disasters, war (including the war in Ukraine) or terrorist activities, or pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on economic and business environments in which we operate, including the ongoing disruption to the financial market and other economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and those factors and risks referenced from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and the Company’s other filings with the SEC. For any forward-looking statements made in this press release or in any documents, EFSC claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, EFSC disclaims any obligation to revise or publicly release any revision or update to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.

For more information contact:

Investor Relations: Keene Turner, Executive Vice President and CFO (314) 512-7233

Media: Steve Richardson, SVP Corporate Communications (314) 995-5695