First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. filed a Form 8-K on October 27, 2026, disclosing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 6.75% Series A Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, with payment scheduled for December 1, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Dividend per Depositary Share: Holders of Depositary Shares will receive $0.421875 per Depositary Share for the quarter.
  • Underlying preferred dividend: The company declared a $16.875 per share quarterly cash dividend on each share of Series A Preferred Stock.
  • Record date: The Depositary Shares Record Date is November 15, 2026.
  • Payment date: The dividend is scheduled to be paid on December 1, 2026.
  • Board action date: The Board of Directors announced the dividend on October 15, 2026.
  • Depositary share structure: Each Depositary Share represents a 1/40th interest in a share of the 6.75% Series A Preferred Stock.

First Guaranty Bancshares Announces Q4 2026 Preferred Stock Dividend Details

According to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 27, 2026, First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGBI) reported that its Board of Directors, on October 15, 2026, declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 6.75% Series A Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. The underlying dividend amount is $16.875 per share of Series A Preferred Stock. Because each Depositary Share represents a 1/40th interest in one share of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of the Depositary Shares (traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FGBIP) will receive $0.421875 per Depositary Share.

The filing states that holders of record of the Depositary Shares as of November 15, 2026 (the "Depositary Shares Record Date") will be entitled to receive the distribution. On December 1, 2026, the filing discloses, the Series A Preferred Stock dividend will first be paid to the depositary, which will then distribute the corresponding amount to holders of record of the Depositary Shares as of the record date.

The filing was signed by Eric J. Dosch, Chief Financial Officer of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., on October 27, 2026. The company is incorporated in Louisiana and is headquartered at 400 East Thomas Street, Hammond, Louisiana 70401.

What Was Disclosed

First Guaranty Bancshares filed an 8-K disclosing a Board-declared quarterly dividend of $16.875 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, translating to $0.421875 per Depositary Share, with a record date of November 15, 2026, and a payment date of December 1, 2026.