UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): October 31, 2025

    

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Wisconsin	001-34095	39-1576570
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

401 Charmany Drive
Madison, Wisconsin		53719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 608 238-8008

    

N/A

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

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	FBIZ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release today announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.29 per share on October 31, 2025. The quarterly dividend is the same as the quarterly dividend declared in July 2025 and is payable on December 3, 2025, to shareholders of record on November 19, 2025. The Board of Directors also declared a dividend on its 7% Series A Preferred Stock, of $17.50 per share, payable on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record on November 28, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:


99.1		Press Release by First Business Financial Services, Inc. dated November 6, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

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.



November 6, 2025	FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

	By:	/s/ Brian D. Spielmann
	Name:	Brian D. Spielmann
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 8-K