Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):July 15, 2021
FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana
001-37621
26-0513559
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
400 East Thomas Street
Hammond, Louisiana
70401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(985)345-7685
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, $1 par value
FGBI
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.75% Series A Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock)
FGBIP
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 15, 2021 the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. ("First Guaranty") announced that on September 1, 2021, holders of record as of August 13, 2021 (the "Depository Shares Record Date") of its depositary shares (the "Depositary Shares"), each representing a 1/40th interest in the Corporation's 6.75% Series A Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), will receive a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.421875 per Depositary Share, resulting from First Guaranty's declaration of a $16.875 per share of Series A Preferred Stock quarterly cash dividend, which underlies the Depositary Shares. On September 1, 2021, the Series A Preferred Stock dividend will be paid to the depositary for the Series A Preferred Stock. The depositary will, in turn, distribute such dividend
to the holders of record of the Depositary Shares as of the Depositary Shares Record Date.
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.
