First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc 8-K, filed May 20, 2025
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (FGBI)
8-K
2025-05-20
For: 2025-05-15
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About this 8-K
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc filed this 8-K on May 20, 2025, reporting on events of May 15, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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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 15, 2025
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of shareholders of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. held May 15, 2025, the following matters were voted upon:
a) Election of the following nominees as directors, with votes "for" and "withheld", as well as broker nonvotes, as follows:
| Director | Votes "For" | Votes "Withheld" | Broker Non-votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanessa R Drew | 8,125,874 | 20,034 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| William K. Hood | 7,916,996 | 228,912 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bruce McAnally | 8,141,459 | 4,449 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marshall T. Reynolds | 7,939,947 | 205,961 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jack Rossi | 7,991,312 | 154,596 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edgar R. Smith, III | 7,922,105 | 223,803 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert W. Walker | 8,142,676 | 3,232 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
b) An advisory, non-binding vote with respect to our executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement.
| Votes "For" | Votes "Against" | Votes "Abstain" | Broker Non-votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 8,108,057 | 23,222 | 14,629 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
c) Ratification of the appointment of Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett, CPAs, PSC as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
| Votes "For" | Votes "Against" | Votes "Abstain" | Broker Non-votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 8,142,059 | 2,009 | 1,840 | 4,358,711 | |||||||||||||||||
The shareholders elected all of the proposed directors and approved all the proposals.
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.
| FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC. | |||||||||||
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| Date: May 20, 2025 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/Eric J. Dosch | ||||||||||
| Eric J. Dosch | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||