---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-017248"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBB"
cik: "0001499422"
company_name: "RBB Bancorp"
filed_at: "2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T01:59:37.055235+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBB Bancorp annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved, auditor ratified

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; William Bennet received 10,634,917 for, most withheld votes for Chuang-I Lin (1,439,321).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 6,542,250 for, 4,099,983 against, 131,855 abstain, 1,582,859 broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Crowe LLP as auditor: 12,279,239 for, 26,026 against, 51,682 abstain.
- 12,356,947 shares voted out of 18,992,903 outstanding (65% participation).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-017248
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBB
- cik: 0001499422
- company_name: RBB Bancorp
- filed_at: 2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499422/000143774923017248/0001437749-23-017248-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499422/000143774923017248/rbb20230607_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  RBB Bancorp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Crowe LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-09
  source text: Proposal 3: The appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified, having received the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,279,239 26,026 51,682
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499422/000143774923017248/0001437749-23-017248-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RBB Bancorp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers at the 2023-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-09
  source text: Proposal 2: The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, having received the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 6,542,250 4,099,983 131,855 1,582,859
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499422/000143774923017248/0001437749-23-017248-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RBB Bancorp shareholders approved Election of ten directors to the board of directors at the 2023-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-09
  source text: Proposal 1: Ten nominees were elected to the Board with the following vote counts: FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES William Bennet 10,634,917 139,171 1,582,859 Robert M. Franko 10,634,818 139,270 1,582,859 Dr. James W. Kao 10,416,580 357,508 1,582,859 Christina Kao 9,390,338 1,383,750 1,582,859 Joyce Wong Lee 10,622,308 151,780 1,582,859 Chuang-I (Christopher) Lin 9,334,767 1,439,321 1,582,859 Geraldine Pannu 10,622,108 151,980 1,582,859 Scott Polakoff 10,635,017 139,071 1,582,859 Frank Wong 10,634,917 139,171 1,582,859 David R. Morris 10,622,207 151,881 1,582,859
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499422/000143774923017248/0001437749-23-017248-index.htm

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