8-K 1 a18-5423_18k.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2018

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-14585 |  | 99-0156159
(Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

999 Bishop St., 29th Floor Honolulu, Hawaii |  | 96813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(808) 525-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for First Hawaiian Bank, is furnishing with this Current Report on Form 8-K a copy of an investor presentation that it intends to use for any investor meetings or related interactions during the month of February in fiscal year 2018. A copy of the presentation also will be posted to the Company’s website (www.fhb.com) in the Investor Relations section.

Pursuant to Regulation FD, the presentation materials are furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 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, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Presentation Materials

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Presentation Materials

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
Date: February 6, 2018 | By: | /s/ Robert S. Harrison
|  | Robert S. Harrison
|  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

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