Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
SEC File #333-237642
Prospectus Supplement
Dated March 1, 2020 (to Prospectus dated April 21, 2020)
1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
This Prospectus Supplement is part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus dated April 21, 2020.
This Prospectus consists of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2021.
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): March 1, 2021
1st Franklin Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia | 2-27985 | 58-0521233 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
135 East Tugalo Street Post Office Box 880 Toccoa, Georgia 30577 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 886-7571
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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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.
On March 1, 2021, A. Roger Guimond, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of 1st Franklin Financial Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intention to step down as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective April 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). Following the Effective Date, Mr. Guimond will remain with the Company in the role of Executive Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations and will also continue serving as a member of the Board.
In addition, on March 1, 2021, the Company announced that the Board had appointed Brian Gyomory as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of the Effective Date. Mr. Gyomory, age 53, has served as Senior Vice President of Finance of the Company since December 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gyomory was Vice President, Finance, Treasury & Capital Markets at Global Lending Services LLC, an automotive lending company, from July 2014 to December 2019.
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.
Dated: March 1, 2021 | 1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ A. Roger Guimond | |
Name: | A. Roger Guimond | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |