<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.7.0.58--><!--Created on: 9/23/2020 02:40:49 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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1pt 1.5pt 1pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Description</u></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:13.85%;margin:0pt;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 1pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">99.1</p></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:86.14%;margin:0pt;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 1pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="tmb-20200918xex99d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Press release dated September 23, 2020</font></a></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font 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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="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></p><div align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:53.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:46.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div 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Sontag</u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.83%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:42.24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:39.9%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;">Michael C. Sontag</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.83%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:42.24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:39.9%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;">EVP and General Counsel</font></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 18, 2020
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Professional Holding Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
001-39215
46-5144312
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
396 Alhambra Circle, Suite 255, Coral Gables, Florida
33134
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(786) 483-1757
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______________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
PFHD
Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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(d) On September 18, 2020, the Board of Directors (the
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Board
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) of Professional Holding Corp. (the
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Company
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), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the
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Committee
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), increased the number of Board members to eleven and appointed Margaret S. Blakey and Ava L. Parker as independent directors of the Board, effective September 18, 2020 (the
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Effective Date
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).
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Ms. Blakey will serve as a Class II director and Ms. Parker will serve as a Class I director; each will serve in such capacity for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company.  There are no arrangements between Ms. Blakey and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Blakey was selected as a director.  There are no arrangements between Ms. Parker and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Parker was selected as a director.  There is no transaction involving Ms. Blakey or Ms. Parker that requires disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Ms. Blakey and Ms. Parker will be compensated in accordance with the Company
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s compensation policy for non-employee directors, as it may be amended from time to time.  A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Blakey and Ms. Parker is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated September 23, 2020
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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.
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PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.
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Date:
September 23, 2020
By:
/s/ Michael C. Sontag
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Michael C. Sontag
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EVP and General Counsel
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