Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of earliest event reported: May 8, 2018

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)

(865) 437-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )

Not Applicable

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

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “ Amendment ”) amends Item 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SmartFinancial, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “ Company ”) on May 8, 2018 (the “ Original Report ”), in which the Company reported, among other events, the completion of its merger (the “ Merger ”) with Tennessee Bancshares, and Southern Community Bank, a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Tennessee Bancshares (“ Bancshares ”). This Amendment provides (i) the historical financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) and (ii) the unaudited pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) that were omitted from the Original Report in reliance on Item 9.01(a)(4) and Item 9.01(b)(2), respectively. This Amendment does not amend any other item of the Original Report or purport to provide an update or a discussion of any developments at the Company subsequent to the filing date of the Original Report. All information contained in the Original Report is subject to updating and supplementing as provided in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the date on which the Original Report was filed.


Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits


(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The audited financial statements of Tennessee Bancshares, Inc as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, including the reports of its independent accounting firm, Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, and the unaudited financial statements of Bancshares as of March 31, 2018 and for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The pro forma effect of the Merger on the Company is described in the unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet of the Company at March 31, 2018, the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the notes thereto that are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.


(d)	Exhibits.

The exhibits filed with this report are listed in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the signature hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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 17, 2018

/s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.

William Y. Carroll, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.		Description
23.1		Consent of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
99.1		Audited financial statements of Tennessee Bancshares, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016
99.2		Unaudited financial statements of Tennessee Bancshares, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2018
99.3		Unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet of SmartFinancial, Inc. as of March 31, 2018, and the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income of SmartFinancial, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and twelve months ended December 31, 2017