---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-000186"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMBH"
cik: "0000700565"
company_name: "FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:39:19.694664+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Ray A. Sparks to retire from First Mid Bancshares board at April 2022 meeting

## Summary
- Ray A. Sparks informed the company on Jan 7, 2022 of his plan to retire from the Board and all committees.
- Retirement is effective as of the date of the annual meeting of shareholders in April 2022.
- Mr. Sparks' decision was not due to any disagreement with the company regarding operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-000186
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMBH
- cik: 0000700565
- company_name: FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700565/000117184322000186/0001171843-22-000186-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700565/000117184322000186/f8k_011022.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000186
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000186.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000186.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ray A. Sparks departed as Director at FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 7, 2022, Ray A. Sparks informed First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) of his plan to retire from the Board of Directors, including all committees of the Board on which he serves, effective as of the date of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in April of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700565/000117184322000186/0001171843-22-000186-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.