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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;January&nbsp;1, 2019 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Georgia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-35139</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">27-1744232</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>3399 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite&nbsp;1900<BR>Atlanta, Georgia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(404) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">475-6599</FONT> </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under</FONT> the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under</FONT> the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;1, 2019, Cadence Bancorporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;Cadence&#148;), completed its previously announced merger (the
&#147;Merger&#148;) with State Bank Financial Corporation, a Georgia corporation (&#147;State Bank&#148;), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2018, by and between Cadence and
State Bank. At the effective time of the Merger (the &#147;Effective Time&#148;), State Bank merged with and into Cadence, with Cadence surviving the Merger. Immediately following the Merger, State Bank&#146;s wholly owned bank subsidiary, State
Bank and Trust Company, merged with and into Cadence&#146;s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Cadence Bank, N.A. (&#147;Cadence Bank&#148;) (the &#147;Bank Merger&#148;), with Cadence Bank surviving the Bank Merger. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, State Bank shareholders received 1.271 shares (the &#147;Exchange
Ratio&#148;) of Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cadence (&#147;Cadence Common Stock&#148;) for each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of State Bank (&#147;State Bank Common Stock&#148;). Each outstanding
share of Cadence Common Stock remained outstanding and was unaffected by the Merger. Also, at the Effective Time, (i)&nbsp;each then-outstanding State Bank restricted stock award vested and was cancelled and converted automatically into the right to
receive 1.271 shares of Cadence Common Stock in respect of each share of State Bank Common Stock underlying such award; and (ii)&nbsp;each State Bank warrant was converted automatically into a warrant to purchase shares of Cadence Common Stock, with
the number of underlying shares and per share exercise price adjusted to reflect the Exchange Ratio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;24, 2018, Cadence
and State Bank jointly announced that Cadence had exercised its right to increase the Exchange Ratio from 1.160 to 1.271, in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.1(h) of the Merger Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, attached as Exhibit 2.1 to State Bank&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;14, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;31, 2018, State Bank notified The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (&#147;NASDAQ&#148;) that the Merger would be effective at 12:01
a.m., Central Time, on January&nbsp;1, 2019. After the closing of trading on December&nbsp;31, 2018, NASDAQ filed with the SEC an application on Form 25 to remove State Bank&#146;s common stock from listing on NASDAQ and withdraw the registration of
State Bank&#146;s common stock under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is incorporated herein by
reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information set forth in Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is incorporated
into this Item 3.03 by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Effective Time of the Merger, State Bank merged with and into Cadence and, accordingly, a change in control of State Bank occurred. The
information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Effective Time of the Merger, all of the directors and executive officers of State Bank ceased serving as directors
and executive officers of State Bank. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information disclosed in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is incorporated into this
Item 5.03 by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Effective Time of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of State Bank ceased. The certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Cadence, as in effect immediately before the completion of the Merger, became the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation without change. Consequently, the articles of incorporation and bylaws
of State Bank ceased to be in effect upon completion of the Merger. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497275/000149727518000041/peach-mergeragreementexecu.htm">Agreement and Plan of Merger between State Bank Financial Corporation and Cadence Bancorporation dated May&nbsp;
11, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> of State Bank Financial Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2018).* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614184/000119312517087479/d296512dex31.htm">Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cadence Bancorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration
 Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> of Cadence Bancorporation (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216809),</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2017).
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614184/000119312517087479/d296512dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cadence Bancorporation
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> of Cadence Bancorporation (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216809),</FONT> filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2017). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CADENCE BANCORPORATION<BR>(as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successor-by-merger</FONT></FONT> to State Bank Financial Corporation)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
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8-K
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): January 1, 2019
State Bank Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
001-35139
27-1744232
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3399 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1900
Atlanta, Georgia
30326
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(404)
475-6599
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
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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
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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
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Act.  ☐
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On January 1, 2019, Cadence Bancorporation, a Delaware corporation ("Cadence"), completed its previously announced merger (the
"Merger") with State Bank Financial Corporation, a Georgia corporation ("State Bank"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 11, 2018, by and between Cadence and
State Bank. At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), State Bank merged with and into Cadence, with Cadence surviving the Merger. Immediately following the Merger, State Bank's wholly owned bank subsidiary, State
Bank and Trust Company, merged with and into Cadence's wholly owned bank subsidiary, Cadence Bank, N.A. ("Cadence Bank") (the "Bank Merger"), with Cadence Bank surviving the Bank Merger.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, State Bank shareholders received 1.271 shares (the "Exchange
Ratio") of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cadence ("Cadence Common Stock") for each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of State Bank ("State Bank Common Stock"). Each outstanding
share of Cadence Common Stock remained outstanding and was unaffected by the Merger. Also, at the Effective Time, (i) each then-outstanding State Bank restricted stock award vested and was cancelled and converted automatically into the right to
receive 1.271 shares of Cadence Common Stock in respect of each share of State Bank Common Stock underlying such award; and (ii) each State Bank warrant was converted automatically into a warrant to purchase shares of Cadence Common Stock, with
the number of underlying shares and per share exercise price adjusted to reflect the Exchange Ratio.
On December 24, 2018, Cadence
and State Bank jointly announced that Cadence had exercised its right to increase the Exchange Ratio from 1.160 to 1.271, in accordance with Section 8.1(h) of the Merger Agreement.
The foregoing description of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, attached as Exhibit 2.1 to State Bank's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on May 14, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On December 31, 2018, State Bank notified The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") that the Merger would be effective at 12:01
a.m., Central Time, on January 1, 2019. After the closing of trading on December 31, 2018, NASDAQ filed with the SEC an application on Form 25 to remove State Bank's common stock from listing on NASDAQ and withdraw the registration of
State Bank's common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
The information set forth in Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated
into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant
At the Effective Time of the Merger, State Bank merged with and into Cadence and, accordingly, a change in control of State Bank occurred. The
information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
At the Effective Time of the Merger, all of the directors and executive officers of State Bank ceased serving as directors
and executive officers of State Bank.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The information disclosed in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated into this
Item 5.03 by reference.
At the Effective Time of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of State Bank ceased. The certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Cadence, as in effect immediately before the completion of the Merger, became the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation without change. Consequently, the articles of incorporation and bylaws
of State Bank ceased to be in effect upon completion of the Merger.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger between State Bank Financial Corporation and Cadence Bancorporation dated May 
11, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K
of State Bank Financial Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2018).*
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cadence Bancorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration
 Statement on Form
S-1
of Cadence Bancorporation (Registration
No. 333-216809),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cadence Bancorporation
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1
of Cadence Bancorporation (Registration
No. 333-216809),
filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017).
*
Schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation
S-K.
The registrant will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.
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.
CADENCE BANCORPORATION
(as
successor-by-merger
to State Bank Financial Corporation)
By:
/s/ Jerry W. Powell
Name: Jerry W. Powell
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: January 2, 2019