8-K 1 msvb-20210128x8k.htm 8-K UNITED STATES

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): January 27, 2021

MID-SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

001-38491

82-4821705

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

300 North Water Street

47167

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 883-2639

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, par value $.01 per share

MSVB

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 [x]

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.

(e)On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved Amendment No. 2 to the Executive Employment Agreement (the “Amendment”) between the Bank and Alexander G. Babey, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank dated October 1, 2016 and as previously amended on February 1, 2018.  The Amendment, effective January 1, 2021, modifies Section 1 of the Executive Employment Agreement to stipulate that, at the end of the initial term of the Executive Employment Agreement and any subsequent term, the Executive Employment Agreement is automatically extended for a period of 36 months instead of 12 months.

The forgoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the exhibit index:

10.1

Amendment No. 2 effective as of January 1, 2021, to the Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2016, as Amended between Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB and Alexander G. Babey.


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.

MID-SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

Date: January 28, 2021

/s/ Alexander G. Babey

Alexander G. Babey

President and Chief Executive Officer