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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

May 16, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-32987
 
91-2112732
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
2126 Inyo Street, Fresno, California
 
93721
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

559-248-4943
(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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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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 16, 2018 United Security Bancshares held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 15,020,345 shares were represented and voting at the meeting, constituting 88.89% of the 16,898,615 issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The shareholders elected all of the Board of Directors nominees for a term of one year, as follows:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Stanley J. Cavalla
10,106,433
211,613
4,702,299
Tom Ellithorpe
9,858,910
459,135
4,702,299
Benjamin Mackovak
10,108,615
209,431
4,702,299
Nabeel Mahmood
10,261,104
56,942
4,702,299
Robert M. Mochizuki
10,102,088
215,958
4,702,299
Kenneth D. Newby
10,130,517
187,529
4,702,299
Susan Quigley
10,022,302
295,744
4,702,299
Brian Tkacz
10,122,372
195,674
4,702,299
Dennis R. Woods
10,018,912
299,133
4,702,299
Michael T. Woolf
10,255,738
62,308
4,702,299
Proposal 2. Ratification of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year 2018
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Votes
14,518,586
147,906
353,853






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.

 
 
 
UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 18, 2018
 
By: /s/ Bhavneet Gill
 
 
 
Bhavneet Gill
 
 
 
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer