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): April 30, 2020

 

 

First US Bancshares, Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

0-14549

63-0843362

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3291 U.S. Highway 280  

Birmingham, Alabama 35243

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 582-1200

N/A

(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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.01 par value

FUSB

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 (§230.405 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.

 

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of First US Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 30, 2020.  Summarized below are descriptions of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.  The shareholders elected each of the director nominees to serve as directors during the ensuing year. The voting for the directors at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

 

Name

Votes For

Withhold Authority

Broker Non-Votes

Andrew C. Bearden, Jr.

3,183,969

210,994

1,178,770

Robert Stephen Briggs

3,139,368

255,595

1,178,770

Sheri S. Cook

3,140,498

254,465

1,178,770

John C. Gordon

3,158,748

236,215

1,178,770

David P. Hale

3,150,896

244,067

1,178,770

William G. Harrison

3,123,044

271,919

1,178,770

James F. House

3,122,833

272,130

1,178,770

J. Lee McPhearson

3,171,528

223,435

1,178,770

Jack W. Meigs

3,110,148

284,815

1,178,770

Aubrey S. Miller

3,107,491

287,472

1,178,770

Donna D. Smith

3,146,463

248,500

1,178,770

Bruce N. Wilson

3,174,790

220,173

1,178,770

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Year Ending December 31, 2020. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2020. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstain

4,487,925

15,966

69,842

 

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation.  The shareholders adopted a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,920,748

316,352

157,862

1,178,770

 

 

 

 


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: May 1, 2020

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Beverly J. Dozier

 

Name:

Beverly J. Dozier

 

 

Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer