Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Peoples Financial Corporation (the "Company") was held on April 24, 2024. There were 4,661,686 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and 4,224,270 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. First Coast Results, Inc., the independent inspector of elections for the 2024 Annual Meeting, provided a final voting report on April 29, 2024, certifying the following results:
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:
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For
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Withheld
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Board of Directors' Nominees:
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Ronald G. Barnes
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2,814,346
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1,401,585
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Padrick D. Dennis
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2,814,062
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1,401,868
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Jeffrey H. O'Keefe
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2,813,854
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1,402,076
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Paige Reed Riley
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2,798,828
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1,417,103
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George J. Sliman, III
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2,815,530
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1,400,400
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Chevis C. Swetman
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2,723,011
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1,493,314
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Opposition Nominee:
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Stewart F. Peck
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1,465,077
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2,706,402
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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:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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4,211,019
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8,578
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4,673
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