FSB Franklin Financial Network Inc

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Black Christopher James	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Franklin Financial Network Inc. [ FSB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 722 COLUMBIA AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/15/2020
(Street) FRANKLIN, TN 37064 (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	8/15/2020		D		15137	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	8/15/2020		D		5888	D	(2)	0	D
Common Stock	8/15/2020		D		4844	D	(1)	0	I	By 401(k)

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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Issuer, FB Financial Corporation ("FB Financial"), and Paisley Acquisition Corporation, in exchange for the right to receive for each share of common stock, restricted stock, or restricted stock unit (1) 0.9650 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of FB Financial ("FB Financial Common Stock"), having a market value of $29.52 per share as of the close of trading on August 14, 2020, the last trading day prior to the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time"), and (2) $2.00 in cash (collectively, the "Merger Consideration").
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which provided for vesting in equal, one-third increments on January 16, 2021, January 16, 2022, and January 16, 2023, were converted into an RSU award in respect of a number of shares of FB Financial Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the total number of shares of Issuer common stock underlying the RSU award multiplied by (ii) 1.0336, all on the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding Issuer RSU award.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Black Christopher James 722 COLUMBIA AVENUE FRANKLIN, TN 37064			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Mandy Garland, Attorney-in-Fact		8/18/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date