Edgar R. Smith III - 30 Jun 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (FGBI)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Edgar R. Smith III
Issuer symbol: FGBI
Transactions as of: 30 Jun 2025
Net transactions value: +$15,957,863
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Jul 2025, 16:10:47 UTC
Previous filing: 23 May 2025
Next filing: 02 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Smith Edgar R. III	Director	400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND	/s/ Edgar R. Smith III	02 Jul 2025	0001409022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FGBI	COMMON STOCK	Purchase	$250,006	+30,865	+3.7%	$8.10	870,961	30 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	FGBI	COMMON STOCK	Award	$15,000,000	+1,981,506	+228%	$7.57	2,852,467	30 Jun 2025	Direct	F2
transaction	FGBI	COMMON STOCK	Award	$707,856	+88,482	+90%	$8.00	186,942	30 Jun 2025	By: Smith & Tate Investments, LLC	F1, F3
holding	FGBI	COMMON STOCK						19,407	30 Jun 2025	By: MACSMITH LLC	F1
holding	FGBI	COMMON STOCK						340,637	30 Jun 2025	By: Smith & Hood Investment, LLC	F1
holding	FGBI	COMMON STOCK						340,344	30 Jun 2025	By: Big 4 Investments, LLC	F1
holding	FGBI	COMMON STOCK						17,063	30 Jun 2025	By: Smith-Hoover Holdings, L.L.C.	F1
holding	FGBI	COMMON STOCK						1,062,817	30 Jun 2025	By Smith & Hood Holding Company, LLC

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F2	The 1,981,506 shares of common stock of the issuer were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2025, by and between First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Edgar Ray Smith, III (the "Exchange Agreement"). The Exchange Agreement provides for the issuance of 1,981,506 shares of common stock of the issuer at a price of $7.57 per share in exchange for that certain Floating Rate Subordinated Note due June 21, 2032, in the principal amount of $15,000,000. The Exchange Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. with the SEC on June 18, 2025.
F3	The 88,482 shares of common stock of the issuer were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment to the Promissory Note, dated as of June 4, 2025, by and between First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Smith & Tate Investment, L.L.C. (the "Promissory Note Amendment") and the First Amendment to the First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Floating Rate Subordinated Note due March 28, 2034, dated as of June 4, 2025, by and between First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Smith & Tate Investment, L.L.C. (the "Subordinated Note Amendment"). The Promissory Note Amendment and the Subordinated Note Amendment were filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed by First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. with the SEC on June 9, 2025.