UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM 8-K |
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CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | May 22, 2023 |
USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Florida | 001-41196 | 87-4070846 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
2301 N.W. 87th Avenue, Doral, Florida | | 33172 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (305) 715-5200 |
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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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 (see General Instruction A.2 below): |
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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 | USCB | 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 |
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| | (a) | | An Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of USCB Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 22, 2023. |
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| | (b) | | There were 19,622,380 shares of Class A common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding and eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 18,811,410 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting. |
The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the votes for each proposal were as follows: |
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| 1. | | Election of directors for a one-year term ending in 2024 and until their successors are elected and qualified: |
| | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-votes |
| Ramon Abadin | 14,846,666 | | 1,251,657 | | 2,713,087 |
| Luis de la Aguilera | 15,559,946 | | 538,377 | | 2,713,087 |
| Maria C. Alonso | 15,538,263 | | 560,060 | | 2,713,087 |
| Howard P. Feinglass | 15,560,689 | | 537,634 | | 2,713,087 |
| Bernardo Fernandez, M.D. | 15,101,733 | | 996,590 | | 2,713,087 |
| Robert E. Kafafian | 15,565,213 | | 533,110 | | 2,713,087 |
| Aida Levitan. Ph.D. | 15,020,836 | | 1,077,487 | | 2,713,087 |
| Ramon A. Rodriguez | 15,559,224 | | 539,099 | | 2,713,087 |
| W. Kirk Wycoff | 15,551,438 | | 546,885 | | 2,713,087 |
| 2. | | To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
18,233,365 | | 558,044 | | 20,001 | | 0 |
| 3. | | To amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to revise certain provisions involving the Class B non-voting common stock. |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
15,484,664 | | 585,554 | | 28,105 | | 2,713,087 |
| At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected each of the nominees for director, (ii) adopted the proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 and (iii) adopted the proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. |
| | (c) | | Not applicable. |
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| | (d) | | Not applicable. |
Item | | 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
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| | (a) | | Not applicable. | |
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| | (b) | | Not applicable. | |
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| | (c) | | Not applicable. | |
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| | (d) | | Exhibits | |
Exhibit No. | | Description | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| | USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Robert Anderson |
| | Name: | Robert Anderson |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: May 25, 2023 | | |