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): February 18, 2021

MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(703) 481-4567

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 (§ 240.12b-2 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On February 17, 2021, the Registrant’s Board of Directors amended Article I, Section 1, of the Registrant’s Bylaws and added new Article I, Section 13, to the Registrant’s Bylaws to permit the Board to hold meetings of shareholders virtually by remote communication without meeting in a physical place to the extent permitted by Virginia law.

The foregoing description of the amended Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, as amended, which are included as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 17, 2020, the Board of Directors declared the quarterly cash dividend on the outstanding shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series A Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). On September 15 and 25, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,150,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of the Series A Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share), which represents $28,750,000 in aggregate liquidation preference.

The declared cash dividend equated to approximately $0.47 per Depositary Share, or $18.75 per share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding. The cash dividend is payable on March 30, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2021. When, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, future dividend payment dates on the Series A Preferred Stock and associated Depositary Shares will be payable quarterly, in arrears, on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of each year.

The Company’s Depositary Shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MNSBP.”

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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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.

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