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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;28, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </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:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></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:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Tennessee</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>20-8839445</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 of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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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>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>722 Columbia Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Franklin, Tennessee</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" 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>F<SMALL>RANKLIN</SMALL> F<SMALL>INANCIAL</SMALL> N<SMALL>ETWORK</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. 2007
O<SMALL>MNIBUS</SMALL> E<SMALL>QUITY</SMALL> I<SMALL>NCENTIVE</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richard E. Herrington </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Franklin Financial Network, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>722 Columbia Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Franklin, Tennessee 37064 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(615) 236-2265 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mark
L. Miller, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell&nbsp;&amp; Berkowitz, PC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>211 Commerce Street, Suite 800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nashville, Tennessee 37201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(615) 726-5740 </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I>Indicate by check mark
whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):<I> </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price<BR>per&nbsp;share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, no par value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">4,000,000&nbsp;shares<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$23.625<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$94,500,000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,516.15</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) also covers additional shares of common stock as may
be issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock issuable under the Franklin Financial Network, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule 457 of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the common
stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October&nbsp;23, 2015, within five business days prior to filing. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in &#147;Item 1. Plan Information&#148; and &#147;Item 2. Registrant Information and
Employee Plan Annual Information&#148; of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants of the 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan of Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, as filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;11, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s (i)&nbsp;Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2015, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2015, and (ii)&nbsp;Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2015, as filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;2, 2015,&nbsp;February&nbsp;25, 2015,&nbsp;March&nbsp;4, 2015,&nbsp;March&nbsp;16, 2015,&nbsp;May&nbsp;4,
2015,&nbsp;June&nbsp;12, 2015,&nbsp;July&nbsp;29, 2015,&nbsp;August&nbsp;27, 2015,&nbsp;September&nbsp;29, 2015, and October&nbsp;13, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, no par value per share, contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2015 (File No.&nbsp;001-36985), including
any subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall (with the exception of information that is deemed &#147;furnished&#148; rather than &#147;filed, which information
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or to be a part of this Registration Statement) be deemed to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus hereunder to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequent Prospectus hereunder or in
any document subsequently filed with the Commission which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus hereunder. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the &#147;TBCA&#148;) allows a Tennessee corporation&#146;s charter to contain a provision eliminating
or limiting, with certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the director&#146;s fiduciary duty as a director. Under the TBCA, a Tennessee business corporation
may not eliminate or limit director monetary liability for (i)&nbsp;breaches of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; or (iii)&nbsp;unlawful distributions. This provision also may not limit a director&#146;s liability for violation of, or otherwise relieve a corporation or its directors from the necessity of complying with, federal or
state securities laws, or affect the availability of non-monetary remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. The Registrant&#146;s charter contains a provision stating that directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damage to the
corporation or its shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent required by the TBCA in effect from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The TBCA provides that a corporation may indemnify any of its directors, officers, employees and agents against liability incurred in
connection with a proceeding if (a)&nbsp;such person acted in good faith; (b)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the corporation, he reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation&#146;s best interests; (c)&nbsp;in all
other cases, he reasonably believed that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (d)&nbsp;in connection with any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The TBCA also provides that in connection with any
proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no indemnification may be made if such officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that such personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or
officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or officer
against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. The TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the corporation&#146;s charter provides otherwise, upon application, may order that an officer or director be indemnified for
reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, notwithstanding the fact that (a)&nbsp;such officer or director was adjudged
liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation; (b)&nbsp;such officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him; or (c)&nbsp;such officer or director breached
his duty of care to the corporation. </P>
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heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns may be indemnified or reimbursed by the Registrant for expenses actually incurred in connection with any action, claim, suit, or proceeding to which he or they shall be made a party or
potential party by reason of his being or having been a director or officer, or director of officer of another corporation in which the corporation at such time owned or may own shares of stock or of which it was or may be a creditor, which he
served at the request of the Registrant&#146;s board of directors; provided, however, that no person shall be so indemnified in relation to any matter in such action, claim, suit, or proceeding as to which he shall finally be adjudged to have been
liable for his own negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties to the Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Bylaws, the foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which such person, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns may be entitled under any law, bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant carries standard directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance covering its directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exhibit Index filed herewith and appearing immediately after the signature page to this Registration Statement is incorporated by
reference in this Item 8. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
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post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Franklin, State of Tennessee, on the 28th day of October, 2015.
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sally P. Kimble</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Sally P. Kimble</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the persons whose signature appears below appoints and constitutes Richard E. Herrington and
Sally P. Kimble, or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
execute any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the within Registration Statement (as well as any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such other agencies, offices and
persons as may be required by applicable law, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard E. Herrington</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard E. Herrington</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sally P. Kimble</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jimmy E. Allen</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul M. Pratt, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul M. Pratt, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Pamela J. Stephens</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pamela J. Stephens</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Melody J. Sullivan</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Melody J. Sullivan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gregory E. Waldron</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gregory E. Waldron</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benjamin Wynd</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benjamin Wynd</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Franklin Financial Network, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-1 of this Registration Statement.</TD></TR>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
20-8839445
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
722 Columbia Avenue
Franklin, Tennessee
37064
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
F
RANKLIN
F
INANCIAL
N
ETWORK
, I
NC
. 2007
O
MNIBUS
E
QUITY
I
NCENTIVE
P
LAN
(Full title of the plan)
Richard E. Herrington
President and Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
722 Columbia Avenue
Franklin, Tennessee 37064
(Name and address of agent for service)
(615) 236-2265
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Mark
L. Miller, Esq.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
211 Commerce Street, Suite 800
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 726-5740
Indicate by check mark
whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value per share
4,000,000 shares
(2)
$23.625
(3)
$94,500,000
(3)
$9,516.15
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement (this "Registration Statement") also covers additional shares of common stock as may
be issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions.
(2)
Represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's common stock issuable under the Franklin Financial Network, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the common
stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 23, 2015, within five business days prior to filing.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in "Item 1. Plan Information" and "Item 2. Registrant Information and
Employee Plan Annual Information" of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants of the 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan of Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (the "Registrant"), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the Commission on March 11, 2015;
(b)
The Registrant's (i) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, as filed with the Commission on May 14, 2015, and (ii) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Commission on August 13, 2015;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 2, 2015, February 25, 2015, March 4, 2015, March 16, 2015, May 4,
2015, June 12, 2015, July 29, 2015, August 27, 2015, September 29, 2015, and October 13, 2015;
(d)
The description of the Registrant's common stock, no par value per share, contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 24, 2015 (File No. 001-36985), including
any subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(e)
All other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall (with the exception of information that is deemed "furnished" rather than "filed, which information
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or to be a part of this Registration Statement) be deemed to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus hereunder to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequent Prospectus hereunder or in
any document subsequently filed with the Commission which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus hereunder.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the "TBCA") allows a Tennessee corporation's charter to contain a provision eliminating
or limiting, with certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the director's fiduciary duty as a director. Under the TBCA, a Tennessee business corporation
may not eliminate or limit director monetary liability for (i) breaches of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; or (iii) unlawful distributions. This provision also may not limit a director's liability for violation of, or otherwise relieve a corporation or its directors from the necessity of complying with, federal or
state securities laws, or affect the availability of non-monetary remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. The Registrant's charter contains a provision stating that directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damage to the
corporation or its shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent required by the TBCA in effect from time to time.
The TBCA provides that a corporation may indemnify any of its directors, officers, employees and agents against liability incurred in
connection with a proceeding if (a) such person acted in good faith; (b) in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the corporation, he reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation's best interests; (c) in all
other cases, he reasonably believed that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (d) in connection with any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The TBCA also provides that in connection with any
proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no indemnification may be made if such officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that such personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or
officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or officer
against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. The TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the corporation's charter provides otherwise, upon application, may order that an officer or director be indemnified for
reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, notwithstanding the fact that (a) such officer or director was adjudged
liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation; (b) such officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him; or (c) such officer or director breached
his duty of care to the corporation.
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Under the Registrant's amended and restated bylaws (the "Bylaws"), any person, his
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns may be indemnified or reimbursed by the Registrant for expenses actually incurred in connection with any action, claim, suit, or proceeding to which he or they shall be made a party or
potential party by reason of his being or having been a director or officer, or director of officer of another corporation in which the corporation at such time owned or may own shares of stock or of which it was or may be a creditor, which he
served at the request of the Registrant's board of directors; provided, however, that no person shall be so indemnified in relation to any matter in such action, claim, suit, or proceeding as to which he shall finally be adjudged to have been
liable for his own negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties to the Registrant.
Under the Bylaws, the foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which such person, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns may be entitled under any law, bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or otherwise.
The Registrant carries standard directors' and officers' liability insurance covering its directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index filed herewith and appearing immediately after the signature page to this Registration Statement is incorporated by
reference in this Item 8.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Franklin, State of Tennessee, on the 28th day of October, 2015.
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
By:
/s/ Sally P. Kimble
Sally P. Kimble
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the persons whose signature appears below appoints and constitutes Richard E. Herrington and
Sally P. Kimble, or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
execute any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the within Registration Statement (as well as any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such other agencies, offices and
persons as may be required by applicable law, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Richard E. Herrington
Richard E. Herrington
Chairman, President & CEO
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 28, 2015
/s/ Sally P. Kimble
Sally P. Kimble
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
October 28, 2015
/s/ Jimmy E. Allen
Jimmy E. Allen
Director
October 28, 2015
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/s/ Henry W. Brockman, Jr.
Henry W. Brockman, Jr.
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ James W. Cross, IV
James W. Cross, IV
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ David H. Kemp
David H. Kemp
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Lee M. Moss
Lee M. Moss
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Paul M. Pratt, Jr.
Paul M. Pratt, Jr.
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Pamela J. Stephens
Pamela J. Stephens
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Melody J. Sullivan
Melody J. Sullivan
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Gregory E. Waldron
Gregory E. Waldron
Director
October 28, 2015
/s/ Benjamin Wynd
Benjamin Wynd
Director
October 28, 2015
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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Counsel
10.1
Franklin Financial Network, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-1 of this Registration Statement.
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