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): August 18, 2011
FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Louisiana | 000-52748 | 26-0513559 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| | | |
| 400 East Thomas Street, Hammond, Louisiana | | 70401 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (985) 345-7635
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 5.02(b)
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced that effective August 18, 2011, Gary A. Simanson has resigned from his position as Director.
Item 5.02(d)
On August 18, 2011, the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Dr. Glenda B. Glover to the Company's Board of Directors effective August 18, 2011. Dr. Glover is Dean of the College of Business and Chair of Investments of Jackson State University, a university located in Jackson, Mississippi, providing leadership to the Investments Committee with the overall responsibility for the management of the investment portfolio of the university including the university endowment. Until 1994, Dr. Glover was a Chairperson of the Department of Accounting at Howard University. Dr. Glover has been appointed to the Company's audit committee where she serves as the audit committee financial expert.
There were no understandings or arrangements with any person regarding Dr. Glover’s appointment to the Board. She has not participated in any transactions with the Company that, in the aggregate, exceed $120,000. Ms. Glover is the beneficial owner of no shares of Company common stock.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Shell company transactions: None |
| (d) | Exhibits.None |
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.
| | | FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC. |
| DATE: August 22, 2011 | By: | /s/ Alton B. Lewis, Jr. |
| | | Alton B. Lewis, Jr. |
| | | Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
