Mid-Southern Bancorp (MSVB) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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): May 25, 2022

MID-SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	001-38491	82-4821705
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 North Water Street, Salem, Indiana	47167
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 883-2639

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.

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	MSVB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) was held on May 25, 2022.

There was a total of 3,008,154 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 2,297,639 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was present. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of stockholders:

Proposal 1.Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected as directors:

	FOR No. of votes	WITHHELD No. of votes	BROKER NON-VOTES No. of votes
Trent L. Fisher	1,018,297	806,692	472,650
Eric A. Koch	1,254,000	570,989	472,650

Based on the votes set forth above, Messrs. Fisher and Koch were duly elected to each serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025; each to serve until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2.Ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
1,699,855	583,927	13,857	--

Based on the votes set forth above, the ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was approved by stockholders.

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.

	MID-SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
Date: May 25, 2022	/s/ Alexander G. Babey
	Alexander G. Babey
	President and Chief Executive Officer