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FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings. Page generated 02 October 2026.

17Reported items
156Asset managers
3,228Fund votes
2024-05-23Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025

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How asset managers voted at the FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 156 asset managers that disclosed a FIRST BANCSHARES INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% fund support · no official result

FOR 90%10%

The 153 asset managers below cast 90% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,073,930 for, 2,027,416 against).

FOR: 18,073,930 (89.9%)AGAINST: 2,027,416 (10.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	3,654,821	0	For
BlackRock	2,412,523	9,506	For
Charles Schwab	1,694,948	0	For
Vanguard	1,624,958	0	For
Dimensional	1,256,923	0	For
FJ Capital Management LLC	0	1,189,228	Against
Royce	788,210	0	For
John Hancock	738,495	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	656,300	0	For
Fidelity	625,773	0	For
State Street	421,173	107	For
AllianceBernstein	414,368	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
Northern Trust	282,402	1,820	For
American Century	0	280,082	Against
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	280,000	0	For
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.	201,525	0	For
Thrivent	201,478	0	For
Steele Capital Management, Inc.	162,338	0	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	151,400	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	146,600	Against
JPMorgan	142,964	0	For
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	137,467	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	128,111	0	For
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D	0	115,450	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 153 asset managers. See all 153 in the interactive database.

2. Approval of an amendment to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

COMPENSATION

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% fund support · no official result

FOR 89%11%

The 61 asset managers below cast 89% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,003,351 for, 1,070,098 against).

FOR: 9,003,351 (89.2%)AGAINST: 1,070,098 (10.6%)ABSTAIN: 12,702 (0.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval of an amendment to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	847,474	Against
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,875	32	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	0	140,022	Against
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	0	51,302	Against
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 61 asset managers. See all 61 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: David W. Bomboy

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.6%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,044,125 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,044,125 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 29,324 (0.3%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: David W. Bomboy” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: E. Ricky Gibson

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,072,109 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,072,109 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,340 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: E. Ricky Gibson” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Jonathan A. Levy

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,073,400 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,073,400 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 49 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jonathan A. Levy” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,858	49	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Charles R. Lightsey

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 95%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,604,015 for, 0 against).

FOR: 9,604,015 (95.3%)ABSTAIN: 469,434 (4.7%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Charles R. Lightsey” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,800	107	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	146,600	Abstain
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	0	76,364	Abstain
TIAA	0	60,331	Abstain
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Fred A. McMurry

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 97%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,812,407 for, 0 against).

FOR: 9,812,407 (97.4%)ABSTAIN: 261,042 (2.6%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Fred A. McMurry” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,800	107	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	146,600	Abstain
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

8. Election of Directors: Thomas E. Mitchell

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 98%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,840,423 for, 0 against).

FOR: 9,840,423 (97.7%)ABSTAIN: 233,026 (2.3%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas E. Mitchell” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,832	75	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	146,600	Abstain
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

9. Election of Directors: J. Douglas Seidenburg

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.6%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,044,125 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,044,125 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 29,324 (0.3%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: J. Douglas Seidenburg” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

10. Election of Directors: Andrew D. Stetelman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.6%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,044,125 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,044,125 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 29,324 (0.3%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Andrew D. Stetelman” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

11. Election of Directors: Valencia M. Williamson

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.0%

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,977,033 for, 0 against).

FOR: 9,977,033 (99.0%)ABSTAIN: 96,416 (1.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Valencia M. Williamson” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

12. Election of Directors: Renee Moore

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,072,834 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,072,834 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 49 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Renee Moore” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,858	49	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

13. Election of Directors: Ted E. Parker

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 97%

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,811,841 for, 0 against).

FOR: 9,811,841 (97.4%)ABSTAIN: 261,042 (2.6%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ted E. Parker” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,800	107	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	146,600	Abstain
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

14. Election of Directors: M. Ray "Hoppy" Cole, Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 57 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,071,459 for, 0 against).

FOR: 10,071,459 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,340 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: M. Ray "Hoppy" Cole, Jr.” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	0	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	0	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	0	For
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
Royce	714,760	0	For
Fidelity	625,171	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	0	For
State Street	210,826	81	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	0	For
American Century	140,022	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
Thrivent	98,689	0	For
Equitable	83,382	0	For
EA Series Trust	82,076	0	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	0	For
WisdomTree	76,364	0	For
TIAA	60,331	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	0	For
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Invesco	50,336	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	0	For
Brighthouse	34,861	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

15. Ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year 2024

AUDIT-RELATED

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 42 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,515,864 for, 0 against).

FOR: 8,515,864 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Co” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	1,578,236	For
T. Rowe Price	1,471,741	For
BlackRock	1,287,077	For
Dimensional	1,135,190	For
Royce	714,760	For
Fidelity	625,171	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	335,000	For
State Street	210,907	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	146,600	For
American Century	140,022	For
Thrivent	98,689	For
Equitable	83,382	For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds	78,729	For
WisdomTree	76,364	For
TIAA	60,331	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	58,643	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,554	For
Invesco	50,336	For
AIG/SunAmerica	40,720	For
Goldman Sachs	28,960	For
Lincoln Financial	28,609	For
Northern Trust	26,107	For
Victory Capital	25,965	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	25,134	For
Prudential/PGIM	18,176	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

16. Ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year 2024

AUDIT-RELATED

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% fund support · no official result

FOR 95%

The 20 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,475,509 for, 82,076 against).

FOR: 1,475,509 (94.6%)AGAINST: 82,076 (5.3%)UNKNOWN: 2,027 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Com” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	847,474	0	For
John Hancock	353,111	0	For
JPMorgan	126,980	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	82,076	Against
Russell Investments	51,302	0	For
Brighthouse	22,827	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	14,314	0	For
Global X	14,102	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	13,000	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	10,549	0	For
Jackson National	7,805	0	For
SEI	4,600	0	For
Lincoln Financial	4,138	0	For
Allianz	3,899	0	For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	0	0	Unknown
Vericimetry Funds	566	0	For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	394	0	For
Nationwide	326	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III	84	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	38	0	For

17. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (318,601 for, 0 against).

FOR: 318,601 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
JPMorgan	171,301	0	0	0	For
ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD	147,300	0	0	0	For

Largest FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting.

Top FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	Shares voted
1	T. Rowe Price	3,654,821
2	BlackRock	2,422,029
3	Charles Schwab	1,694,948
4	Vanguard	1,624,958
5	Dimensional	1,256,923
6	FJ Capital Management LLC	1,189,228
7	Royce	788,210
8	John Hancock	738,495
9	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	656,300
10	Fidelity	625,773

Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to FIRST BANCSHARES INC. for the 2023-2024 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At FIRST BANCSHARES INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-05-23, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 156 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,228 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 17 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. No official Form 8-K vote tally has been matched to this meeting, so this page states no certified outcome for its most widely held ballot item. On that item — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers — the reporting funds cast 90% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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