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): September 21, 2020
THE FIRST BANCSHARES, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Mississippi | 000-22507 | 64-0862173 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6480 U.S. Hwy 98 West Hattiesburg, MS 39402 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(601) 268-8998
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
¨ 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.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchanged on which registered |
| Common Stock | | FBMS | | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 21, 2020, The First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) prepared presentation materials (the “Investor Presentation”) that management intends to use from time to time thereafter in presentations about the Company’s operations and performance. The Company may use the Investor Presentation in presentations to current and potential investors, analysts, lenders, business partners, customers, employees and others with an interest in the Company and its business.
A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated here by reference. The Investor Presentation is also available on the Company's website at https://www.thefirstbank.com/. Materials on the Company’s website are not part of or incorporated by reference into this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | The First Bancshares, Inc. |
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| Date: September 21, 2020 | |
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| | /s/ Donna T. (Dee Dee) Lowery |
| | Name: | Donna T. (Dee Dee) Lowery |
| | Title: | EVP and CFO |
