| 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): November 23, 2004 | ||
| First Bancshares, Inc. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Missouri | 000-22842 | 43-1654695 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
|
142 East First Street, Mountain Grove, Missouri |
65711 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) | |
| Registrant's telephone number (including area code): (417) 926-5151 | ||
| Not Applicable | ||
| (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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On November 23, 2004, Dr. James F. Moore, Jr., a director of First Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), announced his intention not to stand for re-election to the Company's board of directors at the Company's annual meeting, which the Company currently intends to hold in October 2005. Dr. Moore has served as a director of the Company since 1993 and currently serves on the Company's Executive and Audit Committees. Dr. Moore did not cite any disagreement with the Company in announcing his intention not to stand for re-election.
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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.
FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.