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 24, 2014

 

 

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Mississippi

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

01-12103		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 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):

 

¨	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 (17CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

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Item 5.07. Results of Shareholder Vote

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peoples Financial Corporation was held on April 23, 2014. 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 (1)		Outstanding
Drew Allen		3,725,918.424		31,154.000		73,475.123		1,292,638.453		5,123,186.000
Rex E. Kelly		3,725,840.913		35,875.893		68,830.741		1,292,638.453		5,123,186.000
Dan Magruder		3,731,022.206		30,454.000		69,071.341		1,292,638.453		5,123,186.000
Jeffrey H. O’Keefe		3,732,662.806		30,554.000		67,330.741		1,292,638.453		5,123,186.000
Chevis C. Swetman		3,730,456.135		32,760.235		67,331.177		1,292,638.453		5,123,186.000

 

(1)	Includes 516,714 broker non-votes.

(b) Appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLC as the independent public accountants:

 

Approve			4,334,370.490
Disapprove			10,546.000
Abstain			2,345.057
Not Voted			775,924.453
Total Shares Outstanding			5,123,186.000

(c) Transaction of other business:

 

Approve			3,672,842.635
Disapprove			664,247.937
Abstain			10,168.975
Not Voted (1)			775,926.453
Total Shares Outstanding			5,123,186.000

 

(1)	Includes 2 broker non-votes.

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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.

Dated:  April 24, 2014