UNITED STATES |
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) | December 4, 2014 | ||||
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1st Franklin Financial Corporation | |||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||||
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Georgia | 2-27985 | 58-0521233 | |||
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135 East Tugalo Street, P.O. Box 880, Toccoa, Georgia | 30577 | ||||
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (706) 886-7571 | ||||
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |||||
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 4, 2014, 1st Franklin Financial Corporation (the "Company") announced the following changes to the Company's Executive Management Team. Effective January 1, 2015, Mrs. Virginia C. Herring will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") in addition to retaining her current position as President. Mr. Ben F. Cheek, IV, currently Vice Chairman, will be promoted to Chairman of the Board of Directors. Current Chairman and CEO Mr. Ben F. Cheek, III will assume Mr. Cheek, IV's previous role as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
SIGNATURES
1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ A. Roger Guimond
Name: A. Roger Guimond
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 4, 2014