UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective June 15, 2026, Bank First Corporation (the “Company”) director Stephen E. Johnson retired from the Board of Directors (the “Board”). New directors Steven M. Eldred and Todd A. Sprang were elected to the Board. Incumbent director and Company President Timothy J. McFarlane was elected to a second term.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 15, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). Following is a summary of the proposals that were submitted to the shareholders for approval and a tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal.
Proposal 1
The proposal was to elect as directors the three (3) nominees named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
| Nominee | Votes For | Vote Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Steven M. Eldred | 5,239,200 | 255,872 | 0 | 2,528,553 | ||||
| Timothy J. McFarlane | 5,255,918 | 239,154 | 0 | 2,528,553 | ||||
| Todd A. Sprang | 5,321,610 | 173,462 | 0 | 2,528,553 |
Proposal 2
The proposal was to ratify the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,946,631 | 20,716 | 56,589 | 0 |
Proposal 3
The proposal was an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 5,097,459 | 343,024 | 54,589 | 2,528,553 |
Proposal 4
The proposal was to approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 5,329,700 | 142,460 | 22,912 | 2,528,553 |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company made a presentation to its shareholders at the Annual Meeting. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 16, 2026 | |
| 99.2 | Annual Meeting Presentation dated June 15, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BANK FIRST CORPORATION | ||
| Date: June 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. LeMahieu |
| Kevin M. LeMahieu | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||