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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-071192
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMARTFINANCIAL INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001038773
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				621173944
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37661
		FILM NUMBER:		151290810

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5401 KINGSTON PIKE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			KNOXVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37919
		BUSINESS PHONE:		866-290-2554

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5401 KINGSTON PIKE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			KNOXVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37919

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980402

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EAST RIDGE BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970507
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN
CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.</B></P>

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as Specified in Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>62-1173944</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 600 </B><BR>
    <B>Knoxville, Tennessee</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>37919</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Title of each class</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">to be so registered</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Name of each exchange on which</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">each class is to be registered</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>common stock, $1.00 par value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">T</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities Act registration statement file number to which this
form relates: <B>Not applicable.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act: <B>None.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">A description
of the common stock, $1.00 par value, of SmartFinancial, Inc. (f/k/a Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.) is contained in the company&rsquo;s
registration statement on Form S-4 (File No.: 333-203449), under the heading &ldquo;Description of Cornerstone Common Stock and
Preferred Stock,&rdquo; as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2015, as amended, and in the
prospectus included in the registration statement filed separately by the company on May 12, 2015 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is incorporated by reference herein. Additional information about the
company&rsquo;s common stock can be found in the Form 8-K filed September 2, 2015, which information is incorporated by reference
herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Item 2. Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Pursuant to the
Instructions as to exhibits for this registration statement on Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other
securities of the Company are listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><B>SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>December 16, 2015</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.&#9;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#9;William Y. Carroll, Jr.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></TD>
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