Peoples Financial holds contested director election; opposition nominee fails but 33% withhold votes on board slate

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/

Board nominees each received ~2.8M votes for, ~1.4M withheld; opposition candidate Stewart Peck got 1.47M for.
Total shares voted: 4,224,270 out of 4,661,686 outstanding (90.6% turnout).
EisnerAmper LLP ratified as auditor for FY2024 with 4,211,019 for, 8,578 against, 4,673 abstain.
Withheld votes represent ~33% of votes cast, indicating notable shareholder dissent against board nominees.

item 5.07

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-24 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-04-24

Exact text from the filing

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS According to the tabulation of voting results, the following is a record of votes cast with respect to the election of Ronald G. Barnes, Padrick D. Dennis, Jeffrey H. O’Keefe, Paige Reed Riley, George J. Sliman, III and Chevis C. Swetman, each for a one-year term: For Withheld Board of Directors' Nominees: Ronald G. Barnes 2,814,346 1,401,585 Padrick D. Dennis 2,814,062 1,401,868 Jeffrey H. O'Keefe 2,813,854 1,402,076 Paige Reed Riley 2,798,828 1,417,103 George J. Sliman, III 2,815,530 1,400,400 Chevis C. Swetman 2,723,011 1,493,314 Opposition Nominee: Stewart F. Peck 1,465,077 2,706,402

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/ shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of EisnerAmper LLP at the 2024-04-24 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-04-24

Exact text from the filing

PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF EISNERAMPER LLP According to the tabulation of voting results, the shareholders ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2024: For Against Abstain 4,211,019 8,578 4,673

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