MetroCity Bankshares Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 22, 2025, MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 25,402,782 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 21,329,731 shares, or 83.97% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results of each of the proposals voted on by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting are described below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors: To elect three (3) incumbent Class I directors named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and one (1) new Class III director named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to align with the other Class III directors, in each case until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Howard Hwasaeng Kim | 17,658,170 | 677,419 | 631 | 2,993,511 | ||||
Feiying Lu | 14,826,302 | 3,506,840 | 4,834 | 2,991,755 | ||||
Frank S. Rhee | 17,654,073 | 681,515 | 632 | 2,993,511 | ||||
John Paek | 17,785,496 | 538,732 | 11,992 | 2,993,511 |
Proposal 2 – Vote on Executive Compensation: To conduct a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
17,808,381 | 502,728 | 25,111 | 2,993,511 |
Proposal 3 – Frequency of Vote on Executive Compensation: To conduct a non-binding, advisory vote to determine whether the non-binding, advisory shareholder vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers shall occur every one, two or three years.
Every Year | Every 2 Years | Every 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
6,422,914 | 10,729,679 | 1,171,555 | 12,072 | 2,993,511 |
In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and consistent with the voting results on this non-binding advisory proposal, the Board has determined that the Company will hold future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every two years, until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Auditors: To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
21,228,517 | 13,463 | 85,995 | 1,756 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC. | ||
Date: May 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Lucas Stewart |
Lucas Stewart | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||