Form 8-K Current Report

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 25, 2025

FIRST BANK

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

2465 Kuser Road Hamilton, New Jersey 08690

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code )

(877) 821-2265

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

First Bank (the "Bank") held its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the "2025 Annual Meeting") on April 25, 2025 . The results of the items voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting are listed below.

Proposal 1: By the following vote, shareholders elected eleven (11) directors of the Bank to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, each until his or her replacement has been duly elected:

Proposal 2: By the following vote, shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the 2024 compensation paid to our named executive officers:

16,089,801 533,412 72,178 3,895,976

Proposal 3: By the following vote, shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Bank's independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 :

20,542,463 47,601 1,303 -

Item 8.01. Other Events

At the First Bank 2025 Board of Directors Re-Organization meeting, which immediately followed the 2025 Annual Meeting, the First Bank Board of Directors (the "Board") approved the appointment of Leslie E. Goodman as the Chairman of the Board. Patrick M. Ryan , the previous Chairman of the Board, will remain as a member of the Board.

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.

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