First Guaranty Bancshares 8K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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 15, 2018

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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. ("First Guaranty") elected Mr. Jack Rossi to the Board of Directors for First Guaranty on February 15, 2018. The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Rossi to serve on the Audit Committee. Mr. Rossi is not a party to any transaction with First Guaranty or First Guaranty Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

Mr. Rossi is a Certified Public Accountant in West Virginia and Virginia with over 40 years of public accounting experience. Mr. Rossi was a partner with the West Virginia accounting firm of Arnett and Foster where he managed their financial institutions practice until his retirement from the firm in 2013. Mr. Rossi is a past President of the West Virginia Society of CPAs and has served as a member of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy. Mr. Rossi graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration with a concentration in accounting.

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.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 22, 2018
	By:	/s/Alton B. Lewis, Jr.
		Alton B. Lewis, Jr.
		Vice Chairman of the Board and
		Principal Executive Officer

First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) 8-KDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers