1、U.S.SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20549FORM10-Kx ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2019OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934Forthetransitionperiodfrom_to_Commissionfileno.333-9
2、4288THEFIRSTBANCSHARES,INC.(Exactnameofregistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)Mississippi64-0862173(StateorOtherJurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization)(I.R.S.EmployerIdentificationNumber)6480U.S.Hwy.98West,SuiteAHattiesburg,Mississippi39402(Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices)(ZipCode)Issuerstelephonen
3、umber:(601)268-8998SecuritiesregisteredunderSection12(b)oftheExchangeAct:NameofEachExchangeonTitleofEachClassTradingSymbol(s)WhichRegisteredCommonStock,$1.00parvalueFBMSTheNasdaqStockMarketLLCSecuritiesregisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct:NoneIndicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseason
4、edissuer,asdefinedinrule405oftheSecuritiesAct.YesNoxIndicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheAct.YesNoxIndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orf
5、orsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.YesxNoIndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyandeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(232.405ofthischapter)
6、duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles).YesxNoIndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,asmallerreportingcompany,oremerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“