Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 8, 2019

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Mississippi (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-12103 (Commission File Number)		64-0709834 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

152 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		39530 (Zip Code)
(228) 435-5511 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

	Trading
Title of each class	Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	PFBX	None

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2 below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 8, 2019, Peoples Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend and approval of a new stock repurchase program.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Press Release issued by Peoples Financial Corporation dated November 8, 2019, “Peoples Financial Corporation Declares Dividend and Announces New Stock Repurchase Program.”

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: November 8, 2019