Company: USCB
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000927089-25-000082
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Company: USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm if you do not furnish instructions. If your broker votes in his or her discretion on Proposal Two and you did not provide instructions for Proposal One, then your shares will be considered “broker non-votes” on Proposal One. When our inspector of elections tabulates the votes for any of the matters presented, broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present for the Annual Meeting.

Abstentions. Abstentions will be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present, but will have the same effect as a vote against the ratification of auditors.

How can I vote?

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we urge you to vote in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. Shareholders who log into the virtual meeting following the instructions above will be able to vote their shares electronically during the Annual Meeting.

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Record holders (meaning the shares are registered in your name as opposed to the name of a bank or broker) may vote online, by telephone, by mail and at the Annual Meeting. Record holders may vote online at www.envisionreports.com/USCB,24 hours a day, seven days a week. Record holders may vote by telephone by calling 1-800-652-VOTE (8683), 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Record holders will need the control number included in their proxy card in order to vote online or by telephone. Record holders may also vote by mail by completing, signing and dating each proxy card received and returning it in the prepaid envelope to Proxy Services c/o Computershare Investor Services, PO Box 43001, Providence RI 02940-3001. Record holders submitting their vote by mail should sign their name exactly as it appears on the proxy card. Votes submitted by proxy cards must be received no later than May 23, 2025. Record holders may also vote at the Annual Meeting where votes must be received no later than the closing of the polls.

If you are a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote the shares in your account by following the voting instructions provided by that organization. The availability of online and telephone voting will depend on the voting options of your broker, bank or other nominee.

Alternatively, a beneficial owner may vote directly at the Annual Meeting by