8-K 1 a2019q206302019earningsrel.htm 8-K SMARTFINANCIAL 2ND QUARTER 2019 EARNINGS RELEASE
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of earliest event reported: July 24, 2019
SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee |  | 333-203449 |  | 62-1173944
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 600 |  |
Knoxville, Tennessee |  | 37919
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (865) 437-5700
Not Applicable
(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, par value $1.00 per share |  | SMBK |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market

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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 24, 2019, SmartFinancial, Inc. (SmartFinancial") issued a press release (the "Press Release") reporting earnings results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2019. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Item 2.02 of this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

SmartFinancial is filing an investor slide presentation that it intends to review in conjunction with its earnings release conference call on July 25, 2019. The slides are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in Item 7.01 of this report (including Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press release announcing second quarter 2019 financial results dated July 24, 2019
99.2 | Second quarter 2019 investor presentation

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.

| SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
Date: July 24, 2019 |
| /s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.
| William Y. Carroll, Jr.
| President & Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release announcing second quarter 2019 financial results dated July 24, 2019
99.2 |  | Second quarter 2019 investor presentation