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
May 15, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-32987 | 91-2112732 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 2126 Inyo Street, Fresno, California | 93721 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
559-248-4943
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 15, 2019 United Security Bancshares (the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 14,038,325 shares were represented and voting at the meeting, constituting 82.83% of the 16,949,122 issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. At the annual meeting, the Company's shareholders (i) elected all 10 nominees to the Company's Board of Directors, (ii) ratified the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019, (iii) approved the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers on an advisory (non-binding) basis, and (iv) voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote concerning the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. The following are the voting results of each matter submitted to the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting:
| 1. | Election of the following 10 nominees to the Company's Board of Directors for a term of one year: |
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Stanley J. Cavalla | 8,899,198 | 200,700 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Tom Ellithorpe | 9,037,283 | 62,615 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Benjamin Mackovak | 8,900,061 | 199,837 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Nabeel Mahmood | 9,056,710 | 43,188 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Robert M. Mochizuki | 8,894,935 | 204,963 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Kenneth D. Newby | 8,915,302 | 184,596 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Susan Quigley | 8,907,054 | 192,844 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Brian Tkacz | 8,900,631 | 199,267 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Dennis R. Woods | 9,071,399 | 28,499 | — | 4,938,427 |
| Michael T. Woolf | 9,047,605 | 52,293 | — | 4,938,427 |
2. Ratification of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| 13,785,518 | 48,847 | 203,960 | — |
3. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| 8,807,764 | 198,629 | 93,505 | 4,938,427 |
4. Non-binding advisory vote concerning the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers:
| Three Years | Two Years | One Year | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| 6,133,153 | 150,567 | 2,752,402 | 63,776 | 4,938,427 |
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.
| UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES | |||
| Date: | May 16, 2019 | By: /s/ Bhavneet Gill | |
| Bhavneet Gill | |||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||