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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): February 6, 2024
FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Indiana |
001-34155 |
37-1567871 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
702 North Shore Drive, Suite 300, Jeffersonville, Indiana |
47130 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 283-0724
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
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:
¨ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which
registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
|
FSFG |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of First
Savings Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on February 6, 2024. The final results of the vote on each matter submitted
to a vote of shareholders are as follows:
| 1. | The following individuals were elected as directors of the Company, each to serve for a three-year term or until his successor is
duly elected and qualified, by the following vote: |
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For |
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Withhold |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Pamela Bennett-Martin |
|
3,715,248 |
|
478,295 |
|
1,555,174 |
Martin A. Padgett |
|
3,621,764 |
|
571,779 |
|
1,555,174 |
John E. Colin |
|
3,051,803 |
|
1,141,740 |
|
1,555,174 |
| 2. | The appointment of FORVIS, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2024, was ratified by the following non-binding advisory vote: |
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,965,566 |
|
735,739 |
|
47,412 |
|
0 |
| 3. | A resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, was
approved by the following non-binding advisory vote: |
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,400,149 |
|
673,507 |
|
119,887 |
|
1,555,174 |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Larry W.
Myers, delivered remarks at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The text of his remarks is furnished as Exbibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
|
FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
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Date:February 6, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Tony A. Schoen |
|
|
Tony A. Schoen |
|
|
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
REMARKS DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, LARRY W. MYERS, AT THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Jeffersonville, Indiana — February 6, 2024.
Larry W. Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSFG - news) (the "Company"),
the holding company for First Savings Bank (the "Bank"), and the Bank, delivered the following remarks at the Company’s
2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on February 6, 2024.
Welcome once again to the annual meeting of shareholders of First Savings
Financial Group, Inc.
Our performance in 2023 can be summarized in one word – unacceptable.
It was unacceptable to our shareholders, to our community stakeholders, and most importantly, it is unacceptable to our team. This is
not who we are or who we strive to be. We have spent the last 15 years building an incredible bank. To have a year like 2023 was, well,
just unacceptable.
I can provide this audience with plenty of excuses for 2023’s
performance, some of which are very good. However, excuses are a feeble attempt to pass responsibility. Accepting responsibility is the
starting point for moving forward. We have accepted that responsibility to get us back on the path of success.
During 2023, we recognized the storm that was headed our direction.
We took a number of significant steps toward improving our performance. Early in the year, we tightened our lending standards, shying
away from out-of-market activities in order to preserve liquidity for our core banking clients and decelerating the overall growth of
the Bank. In June, we sold approximately $80 million in lower yielding securities, using the proceeds to repay high-cost borrowings. Throughout
the year, we worked persistently to right-size our mortgage banking unit, bringing the staffing levels down from a peak of 430 to 134
employees in September, before finally ceasing operations in November. Along with that decision we sold the mortgage servicing rights
portfolio, which was priced near the top of the market and closed in November of 2023. While the exit from mortgage banking was difficult,
our short time with this business line was very beneficial for our shareholders. All of these steps during 2023 were part of our overall
strategy to de-lever and decrease risk for our institution.
2023 was also a year of moving mountains. We began the year with a
new external auditor FORVIS, which included a heightened level of expectations. Our accounting team worked diligently to satisfy these
new expectations, with additional work to be done. At this point, I would like to take the opportunity to recognize and thank Monroe Shine
for their 50 plus years of service to our organization as auditor and tax counsel. They have been a great partner and advisor. In August,
we completed our core operating system conversion, which was the culmination of an 18-month project that required thousands of hours of
effort across multiple departments. When fully deployed the new system will improve our business intelligence and create efficiencies.
In October 2023, we adopted CECL, which required an incredible amount of work from our accounting and credit administration staff. The
end result bolstered our reserves for credit losses on an already strong loan portfolio.
Looking to 2024, there are still a number of significant challenges.
The competition for deposits will be fierce. The current interest rate environment will continue to pressure on our net interest margin
NIM. This tight NIM will challenge us to be more efficient and seek cost savings at every turn. Also, this could be the year when the
long-anticipated recession finally occurs, potentially impacting credit quality.
On the positive side for 2024, our loan portfolios are well positioned
for any downturn. Currently, we have the lowest classified credits to capital ratio the Bank has ever reported. Our credit discipline
in prior years is paying dividends today. We continue to experience good profitability in our core banking unit. Recently we have seen
a number of successes in deposit gathering, bringing in nearly $40 million in new relationships in January. Our Small Business Lending
unit is fully staffed and producing at an increasingly robust level, currently with largest pipeline in this business line’s history.
In closing, I want to thank the staff and the Board of Directors for
keeping their focus in a challenging year. I thank our shareholders for bearing with us as we navigate these choppy waters. In 2024, we
must do better, and we will.
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