First Business Financial Services, Inc 8-K, filed Jul 30, 2021
First Business Financial Services, Inc. (FBIZ)
8-K
2021-07-30
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About this 8-K
First Business Financial Services, Inc filed this 8-K on July 30, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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): July 30, 2021
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release today announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on July 30, 2021, unchanged compared to the last quarterly dividend per share. The dividend is payable on August 19, 2021 to shareholders of record on August 9, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
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.
| July 30, 2021 | FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Edward G. Sloane, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Edward G. Sloane, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||

Press Release
Contact: Edward G. Sloane, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
608-232-5970
esloane@firstbusiness.bank
First Business Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
MADISON, WI – July 30, 2021 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (“First Business”) (Nasdaq: FBIZ) announced its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.18 per share which is equivalent to a dividend yield of 2.66% based on Thursday’s market close price of $27.07. The quarterly dividend is the same as the quarterly dividend declared in April 2021, and, based on our second quarter 2021 earnings per share, represents a dividend payout ratio of 18.9%. This regular cash dividend is payable on August 19, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 9, 2021.
About First Business Financial Services, Inc.
First Business Financial Services, Inc., (Nasdaq: FBIZ) is the parent company of First Business Bank. First Business Bank specializes in Business Banking, including Commercial Banking and Specialized Lending, Private Wealth, and Bank Consulting services, and through its refined focus, delivers unmatched expertise, accessibility, and responsiveness. Specialized Lending solutions are delivered through First Business Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary First Business Specialty Finance, LLC. For additional information, visit firstbusiness.bank.
This press release includes “forward-looking” statements related to First Business Financial Services, Inc. that can generally be identified as describing the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those currently anticipated. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about the factors that could affect the Company’s future results, please see the Company’s 2020 annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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