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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 23, 2021, Primis Financial Corp. (the “Company”) announced that Primis Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of the Company (the “Bank”), entered into an agreement with Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC, a regional mortgage banking company and an affiliate of the Bank (“STM”), pursuant to which STM will repurchase all of the Bank’s common membership interests and a portion of the Bank’s preferred membership interests in STM. A copy of the press release announcing the proposed transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 23, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Switzer | |
| September 23, 2021 | Matthew Switzer | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||