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 8, 2020

LIMESTONE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


Kentucky
001-33033
61-1142247
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky
40223
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

(502) 499-4800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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:

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

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
LMST
NASDAQ



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.
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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.


Non-TDR Loan Modifications due to COVID-19

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (“The Company”) and Limestone Bank, Inc. (“The Bank”) have elected to account for eligible loan modifications under Section 4013 of the CARES Act. To be an eligible loan under Section 4013 of the CARES Act, a loan modification must be (1) related to the COVID 19 pandemic; (2) executed on a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019; and (3) executed between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (A) 60 days after the date of termination of the national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020 concerning the COVID-19 outbreak (the “national emergency”) or (B) December 31, 2020. Eligible loan modifications are not required to be classified as TDRs and will not be reported as past due provided they are performing in accordance with the modified terms. Interest income will continue to be recognized in accordance with GAAP unless the loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

As previously reported, the Bank had $161.5 million in short-term loan modifications outstanding as of June 30, 2020.  The following table details the status of the Bank’s short-term loan modifications by loan category or type as of August 31, 2020:

 
  
First
Modification
Active
    
Subsequent Modification
Active
    
Modification
Ended
    
Modification
Cured –
Payment
Received
    
Paid in Full
    
Total
  
 
  
(in thousands)
  
                                     
Hotel, Motel, & Lodging
  
$
1,297
    
$
36,262
    
$
—
    
$
11,710
    
$
—
    
$
49,269
  
Retail Facility
    
3,087
      
7,227
      
—
      
13,968
      
1,083
      
25,365
  
Commercial Real Estate
    
5,941
      
76
      
7,268
      
6,810
      
3,205
      
23,300
  
1-4 Family Residential
    
2,551
      
450
      
126
      
13,651
      
821
      
17,599
  
Restaurant Full Service
    
4,888
      
6,293
      
—
      
980
      
667
      
12,828
  
Restaurant Limited Service
    
2,303
      
—
      
—
      
5,175
      
—
      
7,478
  
Multi-family
    
—
      
10,448
      
999
      
1,350
      
—
      
12,797
  
Construction and Development
    
—
      
—
      
—
      
6,301
      
—
      
6,301
  
Commercial & Industrial
    
1,161
      
—
      
115
      
2,008
      
306
      
3,590
  
Farmland
    
—
      
—
      
—
      
2,366
      
—
      
2,366
  
Consumer & Other
    
486
      
1
      
13
      
109
      
2
      
611
  
Total
  
$
21,714
    
$
60,757
    
$
8,521
    
$
64,428
    
$
6,084
    
$
161,504
  
                                                 
% to Total
     13.4
%     37.6
%
     5.3
%
    39.9
%
    3.8
%
    100.0
%


First Modification Active includes loans within the terms of the original modification agreement.  Subsequent Modification Active includes loans with a matured original modification that have been further modified within the short-term parameters.  Modification Ended includes loans that have reached final deferred payment and have yet to make a payment in accordance with the loan’s original terms or have yet to request a subsequent modification.  Modification Cured – Payment Received includes loans that evidenced a return to original contractual terms with a verified payment.  Paid in Full includes loans that have paid principal and interest in full subsequent to receipt of a short-term modification. There have been no additional loans modified under Section 4013 of the CARES Act since June 30, 2020.


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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 thereunto duly authorized.


  LIMESTONE BANCORP, INC.  
       
Date:  September 8, 2020 By:
 /s/
 Phillip W. Barnhouse
      Phillip W. Barnhouse
      Chief Financial Officer


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