UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 1, 2022

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Mississippi (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-12103 (Commission File Number)	64-0709834 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
152 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	39530 (Zip Code)
(228) 435-5511 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	PFBX	None

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On April 1, 2022, Lauri A. Wood, age 60, Chief Financial Officer of Peoples Financial Corporation, (the “Company”), and Senior Vice President of The Peoples Bank, Biloxi, Mississippi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peoples Financial Corporation, retired after thirty-two years of service. The Company has hired Leslie B. Fulton who will be the new Chief Financial Officer. A press release related to these events is attached as exhibit below and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release by Peoples Financial Corporation dated April 1, 2022 “Peoples Financial Corporation Announces Retirement of Chief Financial Officer”.

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SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: April 1, 2022

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Chevis C. Swetman
	Chevis C. Swetman
	Chairman, President and CEO