UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
FORM 8-K | ||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | September 10, 2018 | |||
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Louisiana | 1-11826 | 72-1020809 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
102 Versailles Boulevard, Lafayette, Louisiana | 70501 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 337-237-8343 | ||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||
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Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
The Company and the Bank have requested approval from the appropriate regulatory authorities for William F. Grant III to join the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank. He shall serve as an Advisory Director of MidSouth Bank, N.A. and will provide general policy and regulatory relations advice while regulatory approval is pending.
Mr. Grant (age 69) is currently an Organizer and Founding Director of Grasshopper Bank, NA, headquartered in New York, NY and providing commercial banking products and technology services to the entrepreneurial and startup businesses in New York. He was also an Organizer and Founding Director from 2005 to 2015 of Square 1 Bank and Square 1 Financial, Inc., headquartered in Durham, NC with loan production offices nationwide. Square 1 was a state-chartered banking company serving the venture capital, entrepreneurial and start- up communities. On October 6, 2015, it was acquired by PacWest, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Grant was also appointed a Director by the US Treasury Department to the Board of FSG Bank, NA and First Security Group, Inc., in 2012. On October 31, 2015, FSG, Inc. was acquired by Atlantic Capital Bank, Inc., Atlanta, GA. Prior to this, Mr. Grant joined the OCC in 1973 and was commissioned a National Bank Examiner responsible for both large and community banks. He was a Field Manager, Regional Director for Consumer Compliance and Deputy Regional Director for Special Surveillance and was selected in 1982 as Director for Staffing and National Recruitment and in 1984 became the first OCC Director for Banking Relations, responsible for regulatory liaison with both national and state financial trade associations, and State Banking Departments. Mr. Grant is an Emeritus member of the Executive Partner Program for the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary and is past Chairman of the Business Advisory Council for the College of Business at East Carolina University.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MIDSOUTH BANCORP, INC. | ||||
Registrant | ||||
By: | /s/ James R. McLemore | |||
James R. McLemore | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Date: | September 10, 2018 | |||