Company: USCB
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000927089-25-000082
Chunk: 24

Company: USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 24
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 the members of our nominating and corporate governance committee meets the definition of an “independent director” under The Nasdaq Stock Market rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee met three times during 2024.

Among other things, our nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for:

| ● | assisting our Board in identifying individuals qualified to become directors and recommending to the Board director nominees for each annual or special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing directors or for any vacancies or newly created directorships that may occur between such meetings; |

| ● | reviewing periodically the governance principles adopted by the Board and developing and recommending governance principles applicable to our Board; |

| ● | making recommendations to the Board as to determinations of director independence; |

| ● | overseeing the evaluation of the Board; and |

| ● | recommending members for each board committee of our Board. |

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Our nominating and corporate governance committee has adopted a written charter, which sets forth the committee’s duties and responsibilities. The charter of the nominating and corporate governance committee is available on our website at www.uscentury.com under the Investor Relations tab.

In carrying out its functions, the nominating and corporate governance committee develops, and recommends to the Board for its approval, qualification criteria for all potential nominees for election, including incumbent directors, Board nominees and shareholder nominees to be included in our future proxy statements.

The nominating and corporate governance committee also evaluates potential nominees for our Board to determine if they have any conflicts of interest that may interfere with their ability to serve as effective Board members and to determine whether they are “independent” in accordance with applicable Exchange Act and The Nasdaq Stock Market rules (to ensure that, at all times, at least a majority of our directors are independent). Although we do not have a separate diversity policy, the nominating and corporate governance committee may consider the diversity of our directors and nominees in terms of knowledge, experience, background, skills, expertise and other factors that may contribute to the effectiveness of our Board.

Prior to recommending an existing director for re-election to our Board, the nominating and corporate governance committee may consider and review the following attributes with respect to each incumbent director:

| ● | attendance and performance at meetings of our Board and the committees on which such director serves; |

| ● | length of service on our Board; |

| ● | experience, skills and contributions that the incumbent director brings to our Board; |

| ● | independence and any conflicts of interest; and |

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