---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-011336"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIZN"
cik: "0001075706"
company_name: "CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T08:03:15.899819+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens Holding CEO Gregory McKee retires; Stacy Brantley named CEO/President

## Summary
- Gregory L. McKee retired as CEO and President effective April 25, 2023; remains on board.
- Stacy M. Brantley appointed CEO and President as of April 25, 2023.
- No family relationships exist between Brantley and any director or executive officer.
- No related-party transactions involving Brantley or his immediate family are known.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-011336
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIZN
- cik: 0001075706
- company_name: CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923011336/0001437749-23-011336-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923011336/cizn20230427c_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-011336
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-011336.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-011336.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory L. McKee retired as Chief Executive Officer and President at CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On April 25, 2023, Gregory L. McKee retired as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of Citizens Holding Company (“Citizens”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923011336/0001437749-23-011336-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stacy M. Brantley was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Citizens appointed Stacy M. Brantley as CEO and President of Citizens, effective April 25, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923011336/0001437749-23-011336-index.htm

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