<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-18-007288.txt : 20180529
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-18-007288
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180529
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180529

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-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37661
		FILM NUMBER:		18865481

	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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<DESCRIPTION>8-K SMARTFINANCIAL INC ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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(</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">see</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;General Instruction A.2. below):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div 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Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;text-indent:33px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">On May 1, 2018, pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 12, 2017 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Merger Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#8221;), by and among SmartFinancial, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#8221;), Tennessee Bancshares, and Southern Community Bank, a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Tennessee Bancshares, Tennessee Bancshares merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Merger</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#8221;). Immediately following the Merger, Southern Community Bank merged with and into SmartBank, a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with SmartBank continuing as the surviving banking corporation.</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;text-indent:33px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">The Merger Agreement provided that prior to the effective time of the Merger (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Effective Time</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#8221;), the Company and SmartBank and their respective boards of directors shall take all action required to elect to the board of directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#8221;) and the board of directors of SmartBank, effective as of or immediately following the Effective Time, Clifton N. Miller.</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;text-indent:33px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Board, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, increased its size to 12 members; and it appointed Mr. Miller as a director of the Company, effective as of May&#160;24, 2018.&#160; Mr. Miller will serve until the Company&#8217;s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">The Board has yet to decide the committee(s) of the Board Mr. Miller may serve on. Compensatory arrangements for&#160;Mr. Miller will be consistent with the previously disclosed standard arrangements for non-employee directors as described in the Company&#8217;s proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders filed on April 2, 2018, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. There are no relationships between Mr.&#160;Miller and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation&#160;S-K.&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;text-indent:33px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:138%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Meeting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  On May 24, 2018, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. As of the record date, there were approximately 11,233,806 shares entitled to vote, of which 9,064,170 shares, or 80.68%, were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Results of the proposals voted upon are set forth below. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:138%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Election of Directors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  Shareholders elected the following nominees as directors to serve as directors until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. The results of the elections are indicated below. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:23%;"></td><td style="width:29%;"></td><td style="width:17%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes For</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes Withheld</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Victor L. Barrett</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6.504,012</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">22,389</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Monique P. Berke</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,515,139</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">11,262</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">William (&#8220;Billy&#8221;) Y. Carroll, Jr.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,518,341</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">8,060</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">William (&#8220;Bill&#8221;) Y. Carroll, Sr.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,518,341</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">8,060</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Ted C. Miller</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,516,559</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">9,842</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">David A. Ogle</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,431,391</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">95,010</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Steven B. Tucker</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,517,360</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">9,041</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Wesley M. (&#8220;Miller&#8221;) Welborn</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,518,341</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">8,060</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Keith E. Whaley, O.D.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,518,341</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">8,060</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">J. Beau Wicks</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,475,497</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">50,904</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:16px;text-indent:-16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Geoffrey A. Wolpert</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">6,504,012</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">22,389</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2,537,769</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:138%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  Shareholders approved the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">non-binding</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">proposal to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, by the following vote: </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:41px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:87.17948717948718%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes For</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes Against</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font 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