8-K

UNITED STATES

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): April 20, 2021

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Missouri	000-20827	43-1265338
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


12444 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 550 St. Louis, Missouri		63131
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(314) 506-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share	CASS	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐ 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 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 22, 2021, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information reported under this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 20, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting:

(a)

Election of three directors to serve three-year terms ending in 2024, as follows:


Nominee	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Robert A. Ebel	9,737,627	134,036	69,666	3,119,994
Randall L. Schilling	9,739,842	131,816	69,671	3,119,994
Franklin D. Wicks, Jr.	8,162,881	1,708,777	69,671	3,119,994

All director nominees were elected.

(b)

Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
9,740,710	163,863	36,756	3,119,994

The Company’s executive compensation was approved by advisory vote.

(c)

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
12,901,510	83,469	76,344

The selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Also on April 22, 2021, the Company announced in its press release that its Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.27 per share payable on June 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on June 4, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. dated April 22, 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, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 22, 2021


CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

By:		/s/ Eric H. Brunngraber
Name:		Eric H. Brunngraber
Title:		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

By:		/s/ Michael J. Normile
Name:		Michael J. Normile
Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Cass Information Systems, Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits