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(the &#8220;<span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</span>&#8221;) was held on May 26, 2022. &#160;Of the 16,893,282 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 13,381,459 shares, or 79.21%, were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. &#160;At the Annual Meeting, Cathy G. Ackermann, Victor L. Barrett, William (&#8220;Billy&#8221;) Y. Carroll, Jr., William (&#8220;Bill&#8221;) Y. Carroll, Sr., Ted C. Miller, David A. Ogle, Ottis H. Phillips, Jr., John Presley, Steven B. Tucker, Wesley M. (&#8220;Miller&#8221;) Welborn, Keith E. Whaley, O.D., and Geoffrey A. Wolpert were elected as directors of the Company, to serve in such capacity until the 2023 annual meeting of Company shareholders. Additionally, at the Annual Meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.21;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The shareholders also ratified the proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of SmartFinancial&#8217;s named executive officers.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.21;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.21;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Furthermore, the Company&#8217;s shareholders selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, an annual vote for the frequency at which the Company will hold future votes on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers. In light of this recommendation from the Company&#8217;s shareholders, the Company has determined that it will include a non-binding, advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers in the Company&#8217;s proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, which will occur no later than the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2028.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The final voting results for each proposal put to a vote at the Annual Meeting, all of which proposals were described in the Proxy Statement, are set forth below.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 1: </b>Election of Directors. &#160;The Company&#8217;s shareholders elected each director nominee by the vote indicated for each such nominee below:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">NAME</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES WITHHELD</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">BROKER NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Cathy G. Ackermann</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,686,428 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">356,360 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Victor L. Barrett</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8,517,376 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,525,412 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">William (&quot;Billy&quot;) Y. Carroll Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,551,906 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">490,882 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">William (&quot;Bill&quot;) Y. Carroll Sr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,511,386 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">531,402 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Ted C. Miller</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,264,427 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">778,361 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">David A. Ogle</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,997,854 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,044,934 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Ottis H. Phillips, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,079,242 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,963,546 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John Presley</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,540,202 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">502,586 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Steven B. Tucker</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8,350,368 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,692,420 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Wesley M. (&quot;Miller&quot;) Welborn</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,508,729 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">534,059 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Keith E. Whaley, O.D.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,262,240 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">780,548 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Geoffrey A. Wolpert</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8,514,578 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,528,210 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;margin:5pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 2: </b>Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. &#160;The Company&#8217;s shareholders ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, by the following vote:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">ABSTENTIONS</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">BROKER NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">13,371,377 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">42 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">10,040 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">-</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 3: </b>Advisory Vote on the Compensation of SmartFinancial&#8217;s Named Executive Officers. &#160;The Company&#8217;s shareholders ratified the advisory vote on the compensation of SmartFinancial&#8217;s named executive officers, by the following vote:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VOTES AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">ABSTENTIONS</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">BROKER NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">9,877,355 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">157,468 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,965 </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,338,671 </p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.4;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></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;line-height:1.39;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 4: </b>Advisory Vote on the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. &#160;The Company&#8217;s shareholders &#160;selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, an annual vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation, by the following vote:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:27.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">ONE YEAR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 26, 2022
SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Tennessee
001-37661
62-1173944
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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5401 Kingston Pike
,
Suite 600
37919
Knoxville
,
Tennessee
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(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(
865
)
437-5700
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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:
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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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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SMBK
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The Nasdaq Stock Market
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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).
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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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the "
Annual Meeting
") of SmartFinancial, Inc. (the "
Company
") was held on May 26, 2022.  Of the 16,893,282 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 13,381,459 shares, or 79.21%, were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  At the Annual Meeting, Cathy G. Ackermann, Victor L. Barrett, William ("Billy") Y. Carroll, Jr., William ("Bill") Y. Carroll, Sr., Ted C. Miller, David A. Ogle, Ottis H. Phillips, Jr., John Presley, Steven B. Tucker, Wesley M. ("Miller") Welborn, Keith E. Whaley, O.D., and Geoffrey A. Wolpert were elected as directors of the Company, to serve in such capacity until the 2023 annual meeting of Company shareholders. Additionally, at the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
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The shareholders also ratified the proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of SmartFinancial's named executive officers.
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Furthermore, the Company's shareholders selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, an annual vote for the frequency at which the Company will hold future votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. In light of this recommendation from the Company's shareholders, the Company has determined that it will include a non-binding, advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in the Company's proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, which will occur no later than the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2028.
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The final voting results for each proposal put to a vote at the Annual Meeting, all of which proposals were described in the Proxy Statement, are set forth below.
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Proposal 1:
Election of Directors.  The Company's shareholders elected each director nominee by the vote indicated for each such nominee below:
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NAME
VOTES FOR
VOTES WITHHELD
BROKER NON-VOTES
Cathy G. Ackermann
9,686,428
356,360
3,338,671
Victor L. Barrett
8,517,376
1,525,412
3,338,671
William ("Billy") Y. Carroll Jr.
9,551,906
490,882
3,338,671
William ("Bill") Y. Carroll Sr.
9,511,386
531,402
3,338,671
Ted C. Miller
9,264,427
778,361
3,338,671
David A. Ogle
6,997,854
3,044,934
3,338,671
Ottis H. Phillips, Jr.
7,079,242
2,963,546
3,338,671
John Presley
9,540,202
502,586
3,338,671
Steven B. Tucker
8,350,368
1,692,420
3,338,671
Wesley M. ("Miller") Welborn
9,508,729
534,059
3,338,671
Keith E. Whaley, O.D.
9,262,240
780,548
3,338,671
Geoffrey A. Wolpert
8,514,578
1,528,210
3,338,671
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Proposal 2:
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, by the following vote:
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VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
BROKER NON-VOTES
13,371,377
42
10,040
-
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Proposal 3:
Advisory Vote on the Compensation of SmartFinancial's Named Executive Officers.  The Company's shareholders ratified the advisory vote on the compensation of SmartFinancial's named executive officers, by the following vote:
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VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
BROKER NON-VOTES
9,877,355
157,468
7,965
3,338,671
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Proposal 4:
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  The Company's shareholders  selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, an annual vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation, by the following vote:
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ONE YEAR
TWO YEARS
THREE YEARS
ABSTENTIONS
9,331,022
61,420
619,861
30,485
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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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SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
Date: May 27, 2022
By:
/s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.
Name:
William Y. Carroll, Jr.
Title:
President & Chief Executive Officer
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