UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 25, 2024

(Date of Report: Date of earliest event reported)

 

Middlefield Banc Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-36613

(Commission File Number)

34-1585111

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

15985 East High Street

Middlefield, Ohio 44062

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(440) 632-1666

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(not applicable)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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. ☐

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, no par value		MBCN		The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
				(NASDAQ Capital Market)

 

 

 

Item 5.02(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 25, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company took an action affecting officer compensation, including determining the compensation of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael C. Ranttila. Base salary in 2024 for Mr. Ranttila will be $300,000 (which represents an increase of $40,000 from the 2023 base salary). Mr. Ranttila is not a party to an employment agreement.

Item 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits

EXHIBITS

104 Cover Page Interactive File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 

						MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.
Date: March 28, 2024						/s/ Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr.
						President and CEO