Southwest Georgia Financial Form 4 SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FINANCIAL / ROSS DEKLE ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DEKLE ROSS

(Last) (First) (Middle)

324 MACK DEKLE RD

(Street)

MOULTRIE GA 31768

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FINANCIAL CORP [ SGB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Southwest Georgia Financial Corp(1)	04/03/2020(1)		D(1)		6,977(1)	D	(1)	6,977	D
Southwest Georgia Financial Corp(2)	04/03/2020(2)		D(2)		3,637(2)	D	(2)	3,637	I	ESOP Shares

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. "Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 18, 2019, by and between Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation ("SGB") and The First Bancshares, Inc. ("First Bancshares"), SGB merged with and into First Bancshares with First Bancshares as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). At 12:01 a.m. on April 3, 2020, the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of SGB Common Stock ("SGB Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for certain cancelled shares) was converted into the right to receive, without interest, 1.00 share of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of First Bancshares (such shares, the "Merger Consideration"). The closing price of First Bancshares Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market at the Effective Time was $17.94.

2. "Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 18, 2019, by and between Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation ("SGB") and The First Bancshares, Inc. ("First Bancshares"), SGB merged with and into First Bancshares with First Bancshares as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). At 12:01 a.m. on April 3, 2020, the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of SGB Common Stock ("SGB Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for certain cancelled shares) was converted into the right to receive, without interest, 1.00 share of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of First Bancshares (such shares, the "Merger Consideration"). The closing price of First Bancshares Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market at the Effective Time was $17.94.

	Ross Dekle By Tammy Croyle AIF	04/06/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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