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 14, 2018
PRIME MERIDIAN HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 333-191801 | 27-2980805 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS employer identification no.) |
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1897 Capital Circle NE, Second Floor, Tallahassee, FL | 32308 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (850) 907-2301
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On August 14, 2018, Prime Meridian Holding Company (the “Company”) delivered to its executive officers and directors (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) a notice contemplated by Rule 104(b)(2)(iii) of Regulation BTR, pursuant to which the Company had imposed a “blackout” period as contemplated by Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The blackout period under the Prime Meridian Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) was imposed in connection with the change of the Plan’s record-keeper from American Funds to Transamerica Retirement Solutions LLC. During the blackout period, Plan participants were unable to direct or diversify investments in individual accounts, obtain loans, or obtain distributions from the Plan, including with respect to Company common stock.
The blackout period will end at 4:00 p.m. on August 14, 2018. The Company has so advised the Covered Persons. A copy of the Company’s notice to the Covered Persons is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Notice of Blackout Period and Regulation BTR Trading Restrictions
SIGNATURE
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.
| PRIME MERIDIAN HOLDING COMPANY | |
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| By: | /s/ R. Randy Guemple | |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | |
Date: August 14, 2018
