Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. Announces Location Change of Special Meeting of Shareholders To Be Held On March 27, 2020
24 Mars 2020 - 10:20PM
Business Wire
Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation (NYSE American: SGB)
(“SGB”) today announced notice of a change in location of its
Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, March 27,
2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Special Meeting”). In light
of public health concerns regarding the coronavirus, or COVID-19,
and the restriction of public gatherings of 10 or more people in
Georgia, the Special Meeting has been changed to be held in a
virtual meeting format only. The purpose of the Special Meeting is
to consider and vote on certain proposals relating to the
previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
December 18, 2019, by and between SGB and The First Bancshares,
Inc. (Nasdaq: FBMS) (“First Bancshares”), pursuant to which SGB
will merge with and into First Bancshares (the “Merger”), with
First Bancshares as the surviving company.
Shareholders as of the close of business on February 12, 2020,
which is the record date for the Special Meeting, can attend the
virtual meeting via
http://www.viewproxy.com/SouthwestGeorgiaFinancial/2020SM/. Further
information regarding the change of location of the Special Meeting
can be found in the Notice of Change of Location of Special Meeting
of Shareholders filed by SGB with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 24, 2020.
As described in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Special
Meeting previously distributed, SGB shareholders are entitled to
participate in and vote at the Special Meeting if they were a
shareholder of record as of the close of business on February 12,
2020, or hold an appropriate legal proxy for the meeting provided
by their broker, bank or other nominee. Whether or not a
shareholder plans to attend the Special Meeting by virtual means,
SGB urges its shareholders to vote and submit their proxy in
advance of the Special Meeting by one of the methods described in
the proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy card included with the
proxy statement/prospectus previously distributed will not be
updated to reflect the information provided above and may continue
to be used to vote each shareholder’s shares in connection with the
Special Meeting. If SGB shareholders have previously submitted a
proxy using one of the methods described in the proxy
statement/prospectus and proxy card, their vote will be counted and
they do not need to submit a new proxy or vote at the Special
Meeting, although SGB shareholders may change or revoke their vote
by attending the Special Meeting and voting virtually or by one of
the other methods described in the proxy statement/prospectus.
SGB shareholders who have questions about the proxy
statement/prospectus or voting their shares should contact Alliance
Advisors, which is assisting with the solicitation of proxies, at
800-574-6108.
About Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation Southwest
Georgia Financial Corporation is a state-chartered bank holding
company with approximately $548 million in assets headquartered in
Moultrie, Georgia. Its primary subsidiary, Southwest Georgia Bank,
offers comprehensive financial services to consumer, business, and
government customers. The current banking facilities include the
main office located in Colquitt County and branch offices located
in Baker County, Worth County, Lowndes County and Tift County. In
addition to conventional banking services, SGB provides investment
planning and management, trust management, and commercial and
individual insurance products. Insurance products and advice are
provided by Southwest Georgia Insurance Services, which is located
in Colquitt County. SGB routinely posts news and other important
information on its website at: www.sgb.bank.
Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find
It This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation
of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
In connection with the proposed Merger, First Bancshares has
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a
registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of First
Bancshares’s capital stock to be issued in connection with the
merger, as amended on February 18, 2020. The registration statement
was declared effective by the SEC February 19, 2020. The
registration statement includes a proxy statement/prospectus. SGB
commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement to shareholders on
or about February 21, 2020. WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS
TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON
FORM S-4 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH
THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED MERGER BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, SGB AND THE
PROPOSED MERGER. The proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to
the shareholders of SGB seeking the required shareholder approval.
Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of
the registration statement on Form S-4 and the related proxy
statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC
by First Bancshares and SGB through the web site maintained by the
SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders will be able to
obtain free copies of the registration statement on Form S-4 and
the related proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents
filed with the SEC by First Bancshares and SGB through the website
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Documents filed with the SEC
by First Bancshares will also be available free of charge by
accessing First Bancshares’s website at
https://www.thefirstbank.com/ under the menu item “Investor
Relations”, then under the heading “Documents” and then under the
heading “SEC Filings”. Documents filed with the SEC by SGB will
also be available free of charge by accessing SGB’s website at
https://www.sgb.bank/ under the heading “Investor Relations”.
Participants in the Transaction SGB, First Bancshares and
certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
shareholders of SGB in connection with the proposed transaction.
Certain information regarding the interests of these participants
and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by
security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it
becomes available. Additional information about First Bancshares
and its directors and officers may be found in the definitive proxy
statement of First Bancshares relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 3, 2019. Additional
information about SGB and its directors and officers may be found
in the definitive proxy statement of SGB relating to its 2019
Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 18,
2019. The definitive proxy statement can be obtained free of charge
from the sources described above.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200324005768/en/
SGB: T. Garrett Westbrook, CPA Vice President and Controller
Phone: (229) 873-3832 investorinfo@sgfc.com Investor Relations:
Deborah K. Pawlowski Kei Advisors LLC Phone: (716) 843-3908
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com
Southwest Georgia Financ... (AMEX:SGB)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Avr 2024 à Mai 2024
Southwest Georgia Financ... (AMEX:SGB)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Mai 2023 à Mai 2024