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):
August 17, 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:

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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.
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ITEM 7.01          REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On August 17, 2022, the Board of Directors of Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a $0.05 per common share cash dividend. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 16, 2022. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this quarterly cash dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K 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
       (d)  Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
104
  
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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: August 17, 2022
By
/s/ Phillip W. Barnhouse
 
 
 
Phillip W. Barnhouse
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

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Exhibit 99.1

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Common Share

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 17, 2022--Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMST) (the “Company”), parent company of Limestone Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share. The dividend will be paid on October 1, 2022, to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2022.

About Limestone Bancorp, Inc.
Limestone Bancorp, Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company with $1.4 billion in assets. It 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.

Contacts

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