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
December 2, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
| MISSISSIPPI | 001-15375 | 64-0666512 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 521 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi | 39350 | |||
| (Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) | |||
(601) 656-4692
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 2, 2016, Citizens Holding Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $.24 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2016. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated December 2, 2016 |
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.
| CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY
| ||||
| BY: | /s/ Robert T. Smith | |||
| Robert T. Smith | ||||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
DATE: December 2, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 2, 2016 | |
Exhibit 99.1
Citizens Holding Company Announces Cash Dividend
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—December 2, 2016—Citizens Holding Company (NASDAQ: CIZN - news) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share payable December 30, 2016, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2016.
“Today we are announcing our fourth quarter 2016 dividend of $0.24 per share” said Greg L. McKee, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This brings the aggregate dividends paid in 2016 to $0.96 per share, an increase of 3.2% over the $0.93 in dividends paid in the same period of 2015.”
Citizens Holding Company is a one-bank holding company and the parent company of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, both headquartered in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The Bank currently has twenty-three banking locations in fourteen counties in East Central and South Mississippi and a loan production office in north Mississippi. In addition to full service commercial banking, the Company offers mortgage loans, title insurance services through its subsidiary, Title Services, LLC and a full range of Internet banking services including online banking, bill pay and cash management services for businesses. Internet services are available at the Bank web site, www.thecitizensbankphila.com. Citizens Holding Company stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and is traded under the symbol CIZN. The Company’s transfer agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Investor relations information may be obtained at the corporate website, www.citizensholdingcompany.com.
Contact:
Citizens Holding Company, Philadelphia
Robert T. Smith, 601/656-4692
rsmith@tcbphila.com