{"url_path":"/sec/cik-0001395585/8-k/2026-06-25/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-25","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/0001437749-26-021640-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-021640","cik":"0001395585","ticker":null,"issuer_name":"First Trinity Financial CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/0001437749-26-021640-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001395585","primary_entity_name":"First Trinity Financial CORP"},"word_count":686,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**\n\n \n\nThe 2026 Annual Meeting of the shareholders of First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 24, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time at the Board Room of the First Trinity Financial Corporate office – 7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133.\n\n \n\n**QUORUM**\n\n \n\nThe total number of votes eligible to be cast at said Meeting of Shareholders, determined at the close of business on March 20, 2026, the record date fixed by the Company’s Board of Directors for determination of the number of votes that may be cast at said Meeting and of those persons entitled to notice of and to vote at said Meeting, is 9,434,506 Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (9,333,404 Class A Common Stock and 101,102 Class B Common Stock).\n\n \n\nThere are present at said Meeting, in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast 4,771,892 Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock votes (4,671,892 Class A Common Stock votes and 100,000 Class B Common Stock votes).\n\n \n\nThere being present at said Meeting, either in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast more than 50% of the total number of votes eligible to be cast thereat, a quorum is present for the transaction of business.\n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\n**PROPOSALS**\n\n \n\nThe proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows:\n\n \n\n**Proposal Number 1**–**Class A Common Stock**\n\n \n\nTo elect four (4) directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.\n\n \n\nThe following four (4) individuals were elected. The votes were cast as follows:\n\n \n\n​\n\n​\n\nTotal\n\n​\n\n​\n\nWithhold\n\n​\n\n​\n\nFor All\n\n​\n\n​\n\nNet\n\n​\n\nDirector\n\n​\n\nVotes\n\n​\n\n​\n\nAll\n\n​\n\n​\n\nExcept\n\n​\n\n​\n\nTotal\n\n​\n\nGregg E Zahn\n\n​\n\n4,671,892\n\n​\n\n​\n\n136,240\n\n​\n\n​\n\n36,719\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,498,933\n\n​\n\nCharles W. Owens\n\n​\n\n4,671,892\n\n​\n\n​\n\n136,240\n\n​\n\n​\n\n9,527\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,526,125\n\n​\n\nGeorge E. Peintner\n\n​\n\n4,671,892\n\n​\n\n​\n\n136,240\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,969\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,530,683\n\n​\n\nFrancine M. Zahn\n\n​\n\n4,671,892\n\n​\n\n​\n\n136,240\n\n​\n\n​\n\n38,713\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,496,939\n\n​\n\n \n\n**Proposal Number 1**–**Class B Common Stock**\n\n \n\nTo elect five (5) directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.\n\n \n\nThe following five (5) individuals were elected. The votes were cast as follows:\n\n \n\n​\n\n​\n\nTotal\n\n​\n\n​\n\nWithhold\n\n​\n\n​\n\nFor All\n\n​\n\n​\n\nNet\n\n​\n\nDirector\n\n​\n\nVotes\n\n​\n\n​\n\nAll\n\n​\n\n​\n\nExcept\n\n​\n\n​\n\nTotal\n\n​\n\nWilliam S. Lay\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\nBill H. Hill\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\nWill W. Klein\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\nGary L. Sherrer\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\nGerald J. Kohout\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n0\n\n​\n\n​\n\n100,000\n\n​\n\n \n\n**Proposal Number 2**–**Class A and Class B Common Stock**\n\n \n\nTo ratify the selection of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.\n\n \n\nThe Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The votes were cast as follows:\n\n \n\nIndependent Registered\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nVotes\n\n​\n\n​\n\nVotes\n\n​\n\n​\n\nNet\n\n​\n\nPublic Accounting Firm\n\n​\n\nTotal\n\n​\n\n​\n\nAgainst\n\n​\n\n​\n\nAbstained\n\n​\n\n​\n\nVotes For\n\n​\n\nKerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP\n\n​\n\n4,771,892\n\n​\n\n​\n\n106,548\n\n​\n\n​\n\n18,729\n\n​\n\n​\n\n4,646,615\n\n​\n\n \n\n \n\n3\n\n \n\n**SIGNATURE**\n\n \n\nPursuant 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.\n\n \n\n \n\nFirst Trinity Financial Corporation \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDate: June 25, 2026\n\nBy:\n\n/s/ Gregg E. Zahn   \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nGregg E. Zahn   \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4"}