FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kuhn Robert Wade Jr. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SMARTFINANCIAL INC. [ SMBK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Regional President - SmartBank
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

13397 NORTH RIVER FARM DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/1/2017
(Street)

NORTHPORT, AL 35473
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   11/1/2017     A    510   A   (1) 510   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option   $11.76   11/1/2017     A      17000       1/27/2009   1/27/2019   Common Stock   17000     (2) 17000   D    
Stock Option   $11.76   11/1/2017     A      17000       2/1/2010   2/1/2020   Common Stock   17000     (3) 17000   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Received in exchange for 600 shares of Capstone Bancshares, Inc. common stock in connection with the merger of Capstone Bancshares, Inc. with and into SmartFinancial, Inc. (the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the last known purchase price of Capstone Bancshares, Inc.'s common stock was $11.05 per share, and the closing price of SmartFinancial, Inc.'s common stock was $23.26 per share.
(2)  Received in exchange for 20,000 options to purchase shares of Capstone Bancshares, Inc. common stock in connection with the Merger.
(3)  Received in exchange for 20,000 options to purchase shares of Capstone Bancshares, Inc. common stock in connection with the Merger.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kuhn Robert Wade Jr.
13397 NORTH RIVER FARM DRIVE
NORTHPORT, AL 35473

Regional President - SmartBank

Signatures
Elizabeth Clippard, Attorney-in-fact 11/3/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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