---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408534-24-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FGBI"
cik: "0001408534"
company_name: "First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T15:09:16.152641+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Guaranty Bancshares annual meeting elects all director nominees and passes all proposals

## Summary
- Shareholders elected Jack Rossi, William Hood, Alton Lewis, Marshall Reynolds, Edgar Smith III, and Vanessa Drew as directors.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 7,962,059 for, 35,463 against, 23,732 abstain.
- Ratification of Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett as auditor for FY2024 passed with 7,977,851 for, 42,789 against, 614 abstain.
- No dissident or contested items; all votes were routine and pre-solicited.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408534-24-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FGBI
- cik: 0001408534
- company_name: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408534/000140853424000050/0001408534-24-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408534/000140853424000050/fgbi-20240516.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 4729fb216011fd932c993dbf9fa8528967633f89
  claim: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved An advisory, non-binding vote with respect to our executive compensation at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: An advisory, non-binding vote with respect to our executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement. Votes "For" Votes "Against" Votes "Abstain" Broker Non-votes 7,962,059 35,463 23,732 4,483,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408534/000140853424000050/0001408534-24-000050-index.htm
- claim_id: 48945dcb13bdc244f15260f1c5032f1661982a46
  claim: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett, CPAs, PSC as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Ratification of the appointment of Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett, CPAs, PSC as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024. Votes "For" Votes "Against" Votes "Abstain" Broker Non-votes 7,977,851 42,789 614 4,483,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408534/000140853424000050/0001408534-24-000050-index.htm
- claim_id: f0fc88a5e89378f57510cffd611bf177a53a9dfe
  claim: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Election of the following nominees as directors, with votes "for" and "withheld", as well as broker nonvotes, as follows: Director Votes "For" Votes "Withheld" Broker Non-votes Jack Rossi 7,552,925 468,329 4,483,371 William K. Hood 7,499,265 521,989 4,483,371 Alton B. Lewis 7,987,758 33,496 4,483,371 Marshall T. Reynolds 7,815,949 205,305 4,483,371 Edgar R. Smith, III 7,498,662 522,592 4,483,371 Vanessa R. Drew 7,940,887 80,367 4,483,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408534/000140853424000050/0001408534-24-000050-index.htm

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