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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-21-003401
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210129
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210129
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210129

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST US BANCSHARES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717806
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				630843362
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14549
		FILM NUMBER:		21571678

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3291 U.S. HIGHWAY 280
		CITY:			BIRMINGHAM
		STATE:			AL
		ZIP:			35243
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2055821084

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3291 U.S. HIGHWAY 280
		CITY:			BIRMINGHAM
		STATE:			AL
		ZIP:			35243

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Cancellation of 2020 Cash Incentive Program; Approval of Discretionary Cash Bonuses</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the business and results of First US Bancshares, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;In light of the changing economic outlook as a result of COVID-19, as well as other factors, in March 2020, the 10-year Treasury yield was reduced to historic lows, and the equity markets were significantly impacted.&nbsp;&nbsp;In response, the Federal Reserve reduced the target federal funds rate by 50 basis points on March 3, 2020, and then by an additional 100 basis points on March 15, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;These reductions in interest rates and other economic challenges and uncertainties that have arisen primarily as a result of the pandemic have negatively impacted the Company&#8217;s net interest income, loan loss provisioning and noninterest income and, as a result, the Company&#8217;s earnings for fiscal 2020.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:6.25%;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In connection with an assessment of attainment of the performance objectives under the Company&#8217;s 2020 Cash Incentive Program, established by the Compensation Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) on February 26, 2020 (the &#8220;2020 CIP&#8221;), based on the Company&#8217;s financial results (unaudited) for fiscal 2020, which were announced on January 28, 2021, the Committee has approved (i) the cancellation of the 2020 CIP, and (ii) the payment of discretionary cash bonuses, based on certain positive achievements during fiscal 2020, to certain executive officers and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Company&#8217;s named executive officers &#8211; James F. House, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and First US Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;); Thomas S. Elley, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank; and William C. Mitchell, Senior Executive Vice President, Consumer Lending, of the Bank.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;color:#212529;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The decision to cancel the 2020 CIP was based on the Committee&#8217;s determination that, due primarily to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company&#8217;s business and results, specifically earnings for fiscal 2020, even the &#8220;threshold&#8221; bonus opportunities have not been met by participants under the 2020 CIP, the performance objectives for which (i) <font style="color:#000000;">were established by the Committee prior to the development of the pandemic</font> and (ii) are almost entirely based on earnings metrics, including consolidated pre-tax income, consolidated<font style="color:#000000;"> pre-tax return on average assets and basic earnings per share, after-tax.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Notwithstanding the cancellation of the 2020 CIP, the Committee determined it to be appropriate and reasonable to pay discretionary cash bonuses to those executive officers and key employees who were participants under the 2020 CIP, including the named executive officers, based on certain positive achievements during fiscal 2020, among them the following:</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Outstanding efforts of the executive officers and key employees in navigating the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic</font><font style="font-size:10pt;">, including with respect to employee and customer safety and engagement, regulatory review and compliance, use of technology and remote work environments.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.25%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Committee has approved the payment of discretionary cash bonuses in the amount of 55% of each participant&#8217;s &#8220;target&#8221; bonus opportunity under the 2020 CIP, with the exception of two participants, including Mr. Mitchell, whose percentages of &#8220;target&#8221; were adjusted upward in recognition of additional individual contributions throughout the year (to 70% of &#8220;target&#8221; for Mr. Mitchell) &#8211; in the aggregate, the ratio of the discretionary cash bonus payments to the &#8220;target&#8221; bonus opportunities under the 2020 CIP is approximately 58%.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee&#8217;s decision to establish this calculation methodology for the discretionary cash bonuses was based on the Company&#8217;s actual pre-tax income for fiscal 2020 being approximately 58% of the pre-tax income amount budgeted by the Company at the beginning of the year and used in the determination of the &#8220;target&#8221; bonus opportunities under the 2020 CIP.&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with this calculation methodology, the named executive officers will receive discretionary cash bonuses in the following amounts: Mr. House &#8211; $85,388; Mr. Elley &#8211; $45,008; and Mr. Mitchell &#8211; $55,603.&nbsp;&nbsp;The actual payment of the discretionary cash bonuses remains subject to substantial completion of the Company&#8217;s audited financial statements for fiscal 2020.</p>
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