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, 2021
 

South Plains Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas
001-38895
75-2453320
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5219 City Bank Parkway
Lubbock, Texas
  
79407
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(806) 792-7101
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

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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 $1.00 per share
SPFI
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).
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

South Plains Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually on May 18, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”).  There were 18,053,229 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and 15,336,664 shares were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting.  The shareholders of the Company voted on and approved the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2021:
 
(1)
To elect two (2) Class II directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or each until their respective successor or successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.  Final voting results were as follows:
 
Name of Class I Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
 
Cory T. Newsom
11,144,237
1,161,990
1,436,417
1,594,020
  
 
Noe G. Valles
11,149,661
1,143,822
1,449,161
1,594,020
  

(2)
To ratify the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2021.  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
13,786,578
3,464
1,546,622

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.

  SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC. 
 
 
Dated:  May 20, 2021
By:
/s/ Curtis C. Griffith
   
Curtis C. Griffith
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer