UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 26, 2017
PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Mississippi
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-12103 | 64-0709834 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 152 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS | 39530 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(228) 435-5511
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Addresss, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Results of Shareholder Vote
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peoples Financial Corporation was held on April 26, 2017. There were 5,123,186 shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Except in the election of directors, each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each matter presented at the Annual Meeting. In the election of directors, each shareholder may vote his shares cumulatively by multiplying the number of shares he is entitled to vote by the number of directors to be elected. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were:
(a) Election of five directors to hold office for a term of one year:
| Approve | Disapprove | Abstain | Not Voted | Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew Allen |
3,540,978.367 | 9,319.540 | 468,770.982 | 1,104,117.111 | (1 | ) | 5,123,186.000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rex E. Kelly |
3,535,953.000 | 14,344.907 | 468,770.982 | 1,104,117.111 | (1 | ) | 5,123,186.000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Magruder |
3,540,978.367 | 9,319.540 | 468,770.982 | 1,104,117.111 | (1 | ) | 5,123,186.000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey H. O’Keefe |
3,541,478.367 | 8,819.540 | 468,770.982 | 1,104,117.111 | (1 | ) | 5,123,186.000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chevis C. Swetman |
3,545,749.367 | 4,578.540 | 468,740.982 | 1,104,117.111 | (1 | ) | 5,123,186.000 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Includes 538,137 broker non-votes. |
(b) Appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLC as the independent public accountants:
| Approve |
4,170,213.907 | |||
| Disapprove |
380,207.000 | |||
| Abstain |
6,784.982 | |||
| Not Voted |
565,980.111 | |||
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| Total Shares Outstanding |
5,123,186.000 | |||
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(c) Transaction of other business:
| Approve |
3,363,472.486 | |||
| Disapprove |
529,241.000 | |||
| Abstain |
126,355.403 | |||
| Not Voted (1) |
1,104,117.111 | |||
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| Total Shares Outstanding |
5,123,186.000 | |||
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| (1) | Includes 538,137 broker non-votes. |
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: April 28, 2017
| PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Chevis C. Swetman | |
| Chevis C. Swetman | ||
| Chairman, President and CEO | ||