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):

May 18, 2022

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 Shares	LMST	The Nasdaq Stock Market

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 18, 2022, Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the promotion of John Michael Koehler (age 40) to Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary effective May 18, 2022. Mr. Koehler is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and since 2011 has served in various roles with the Company’s subsidiary, Limestone Bank, Inc. Mr. Koehler most recently served as Senior Vice President, Controller, and Director of Accounting of the Bank, which positions he continues to hold.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

On May 18, 2022, the Company held its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, shareholders elected eight directors, approved a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executives, and approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The votes cast on the three agenda items are set forth below:

1. Election of Directors.
Director Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker non-votes
W. Glenn Hogan	3,827,207	186,470	1,850,767
Celia P. Catlett	3,827,161	186,516	1,850,767
Kevin J. Kooman	3,812,372	201,305	1,850,767
Michael T. Levy	3,812,337	201,340	1,850,767
James M. Parsons	3,827,182	186,495	1,850,767
Bradford T. Ray	3,565,146	448,531	1,850,767
Dr. Edmond J. Seifried	3,827,177	186,500	1,850,767
John T. Taylor	3,827,044	186,633	1,850,767

2. Proposal to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executives.
For	Against	Abstain	Broker non-votes
3,916,966	60,758	35,953	1,850,767
3. Proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
For	Against	Abstain	Broker non-votes
5,858,281	2,063	4,100	-

No other proposals were voted upon at the annual meeting.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 18, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors of Limestone Bancorp, Inc. declared a $0.05 per common share cash dividend. The dividend is payable on July 1, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17, 2022. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this quarterly cash dividend and the results of each of the items submitted to a vote of its shareholders at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this item of the report and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press release issued May 18, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: May 18, 2022	By	/s/ Phillip W. Barnhouse
		Chief Financial Officer

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Shareholders Elect Eight Directors

Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Common Share

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2022--Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMST), parent company of Limestone Bank, announced today that its shareholders elected eight directors, approved a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executives, and approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

At the annual meeting, shareholders elected the following as directors to serve for a one-year term:

W. Glenn Hogan – Chairman of Limestone Bancorp, Inc. and CEO of Hogan Real Estate, a full service commercial real estate development company headquartered in Louisville, KY
Celia P. Catlett – General Counsel at the TurnPoint Services Group, a rapidly growing residential and commercial services company. Ms. Catlett also serves as a director and officer of Mothers Esquire, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving gender equity in the legal profession
Kevin J. Kooman – a partner with Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a private equity fund focused on investing in community banks, thrifts and other financial service-related companies
Michael T. Levy – President of Muirfield Insurance LLC of Kentucky, a Lexington, KY based insurance brokerage firm
James M. Parsons – Chief Financial Officer of Ball Homes, LLC, a residential real estate development firm headquartered in Lexington, KY
Bradford T. Ray – Retired Chairman and CEO of Steel Technologies, Inc., a steel processor
Dr. Edmond J. Seifried – Principal of S&B West LLC, a community bank consulting center in Easton, PA, and Professor Emeritus at Lafayette College in Easton, PA
John T. Taylor – President and CEO of Limestone Bancorp, and President, CEO and Chairman of Limestone Bank

Limestone Bancorp also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share. The dividend will be paid on July 1, 2022, to shareholders of record as of June 17, 2022.

About Limestone Bancorp, Inc.

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMST) is a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company which operates banking centers in 14 counties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Limestone Bank. The Bank’s markets include metropolitan Louisville in Jefferson County and the surrounding counties of Bullitt and Henry and extend south along the Interstate 65 corridor. The Bank serves south central, southern, and western Kentucky from banking centers in Barren, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Ohio, and Warren counties. The Bank also has banking centers in Lexington, Kentucky, the second largest city in the state, and Frankfort, Kentucky, the state capital. Limestone Bank is a traditional community bank with a wide range of personal and business banking products and services.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release relating to Limestone Bancorp’s plans, objectives, expectations or future performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “objective,” “possible,” “seek,” “plan,” “strive” or similar words, or negatives of these words, identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the Company's management believes the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of these assumptions could be inaccurate. Therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; economic conditions both generally and more specifically in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; competition for the Company's customers from other providers of financial services; government legislation and regulation, which change from time to time and over which the Company has no control; changes in inflation and efforts to control it; changes in interest rates; material unforeseen changes in liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company's customers; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. See Risk Factors outlined in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Form 10Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Contacts

John T. Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
(502) 499-4800