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<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="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, 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="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Georgia</B></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>(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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3280 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30305 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC. 2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC. 2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </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 plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Douglas L. Williams </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>Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3280 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30305 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(404) 995-6050 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </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">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): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated Filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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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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<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
(1)</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>offering
price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share (2)</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 (2)</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 (2)</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">7,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$10.89</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$76,230,000</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This amount includes: (i)&nbsp;4,525,198 shares of common stock of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) approved for issuance under the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan
(the &#147;2015 Plan&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;1,474,802 shares of Company common stock approved for issuance under the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan&#148; and, together with the 2015 Plan, each, a
&#147;Plan&#148; and collectively the &#147;Plans&#148;); and (iii)&nbsp;1,000,000 shares for estimated forfeitures that may become available for issuance under the terms of the 2015 Plan. This Registration Statement also registers additional
securities to be offered or issued upon adjustment or changes made to the registered securities by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as permitted by Rule 416(a) and Rule 416(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act, based on (i)&nbsp;$11.05, the book value of a share of Company common stock as of September&nbsp;30, 2015, the latest practicable date, for 5,924,500 shares; and
(ii)&nbsp;the average option price ($10.01) for 1,075,500 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock available for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the 2006 Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) has prepared this Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;)
in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), to register an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company authorized for issuance under (i)&nbsp;the
Atlantic Capital Bancshares 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2015 Plan&#148;), (4,525,198)&nbsp;shares; (ii)&nbsp;the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan,&#148; and, together with the 2015 Plan, each,
a &#147;Plan,&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;) (1,474,802)&nbsp;shares, and an additional 1,000,000 shares for estimated forfeitures that may become available for issuance under the terms of the 2015 Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; 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="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Plan Information</U>.* </B></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"><B><U>Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</U>.* </B></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">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<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="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><U>Item&nbsp;3</U>.<U></U></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Company with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company&#146;s Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of
the Securities Act, relating to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-204855), filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;15, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K* filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;18, 2015,&nbsp;September&nbsp;28,
2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;8, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;19, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;22, 2015 and October&nbsp;27, 2015; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Annual Report
on Form 10-K for First Security Group, Inc. (&#147;First Security&#148;) for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;12, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) First Security&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;29, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) First Security&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2015 and June&nbsp;30, 2015, filed with
the SEC on May&nbsp;8, 2015 and August&nbsp;5, 2015, respectively; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) First Security&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K* filed with
the SEC on March&nbsp;25, 2015,&nbsp;March&nbsp;26, 2015,&nbsp;March&nbsp;27, 2015,&nbsp;May&nbsp;8, 2015 (as amended on May&nbsp;11, 2015),&nbsp;June&nbsp;10, 2015,&nbsp;June&nbsp;23, 2015,&nbsp;August&nbsp;5, 2015,&nbsp;August&nbsp;26,
2015,&nbsp;September&nbsp;25, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;13, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;22, 2015 and October&nbsp;27, 2015. </P>

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Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities Act with the Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2015, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since the end of the period referred to in (a), above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">We are not incorporating and will not incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement past or future information on reports furnished or that will be furnished under Items 2.02 and/or 7.01 of, or otherwise
with, Form 8-K. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d), as
applicable, of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with
Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><U>Item&nbsp;4</U>.<U></U></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><U>Item&nbsp;5</U>.<U></U></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the date of Registration Statement, attorneys at
Womble Carlyle Sandridge&nbsp;&amp; Rice, LLP beneficially own an aggregate of 20,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><U>Item&nbsp;6</U>.<U></U></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under our articles of incorporation and bylaws, each
of our directors and officers shall be indemnified by us for reasonable expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, and amounts paid in settlement (including attorneys&#146; fees), incurred in connection with any proceeding brought because he or she is
or was a director or officer of the Company, provided that the individual conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed that such conduct was (a)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, in the best interests
of the Company, (b)&nbsp;in all other cases, at least not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and (c)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. We shall pay for or
reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if (a)&nbsp;he or she furnishes the Company written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that
he or she has met the standard of conduct required for indemnification, as described above, and (b)&nbsp;he or she furnishes the Company a written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay any advance if it is ultimately
determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. In addition, our amended and restated articles of incorporation also provide that each of our directors and officers has the right to be indemnified by us to the maximum extent permitted
under Georgia law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the &#147;GBCC&#148;), a Georgia corporation has the power to indemnify its directors and
officers provided that they act in good faith and reasonably believe that their conduct was lawful and in the corporation&#146;s best interest (or not opposed thereto), as set forth in the GBCC. Under the GBCC, a corporation must indemnify a
director or officer who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any </P>

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proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer, against reasonable expenses incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. The
GBCC permits a corporation to pay for or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of an action, suit or proceeding only upon: (a)&nbsp;the director&#146;s certification that he or she acted in good faith and in the
corporation&#146;s best interest (or not opposed thereto); and (b)&nbsp;the director furnishing a written undertaking to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet this standard of conduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The GBCC also empowers a corporation to provide insurance for directors and officers against liability arising out of their positions, even though the
insurance coverage may be broader than the corporation&#146;s power to indemnify. We maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance for the benefit of our directors and officers. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exemption From Registration Claimed</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exhibits</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No. 333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Certificate of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &amp; Rice, LLP as to the legality of the common stock being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &amp; Rice, LLP (included in Exhibit 5).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Undertakings</U>. </B></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">The undersigned Company hereby undertakes: </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">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </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">to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </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">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 &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above 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 Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </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">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 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 this 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </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">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 2nd day of November, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Douglas L. Williams</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Douglas L. Williams</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;),
hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Douglas L. Williams and Patrick Oakes, or any one of them severally, to be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent and to sign in his or her name and on his or her behalf in any and all
capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) or other appropriate form relating to the issuance of certain
shares of the common stock, no par value, of the Company in connection with the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, and to file any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, exhibits and other documents and instruments in connection therewith, to the Registration Statement, making such changes to the Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent deems appropriate, and
generally to do all such things on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and all requirements of the
Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated as of November&nbsp;2, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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>to </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No. 333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Certificate of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &amp; Rice, LLP as to the legality of the common stock being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
20-5728270
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
3280 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC. 2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC. 2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Douglas L. Williams
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 995-6050
(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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
x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee (2)
Common Stock, no par value per share
7,000,000
$10.89
$76,230,000
$7,677
(1)
This amount includes: (i) 4,525,198 shares of common stock of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") approved for issuance under the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan
(the "2015 Plan"); (ii) 1,474,802 shares of Company common stock approved for issuance under the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan" and, together with the 2015 Plan, each, a
"Plan" and collectively the "Plans"); and (iii) 1,000,000 shares for estimated forfeitures that may become available for issuance under the terms of the 2015 Plan. This Registration Statement also registers additional
securities to be offered or issued upon adjustment or changes made to the registered securities by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as permitted by Rule 416(a) and Rule 416(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
(2)
Pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act, based on (i) $11.05, the book value of a share of Company common stock as of September 30, 2015, the latest practicable date, for 5,924,500 shares; and
(ii) the average option price ($10.01) for 1,075,500 shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the 2006 Plan.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") has prepared this Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement")
in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company authorized for issuance under (i) the
Atlantic Capital Bancshares 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"), (4,525,198) shares; (ii) the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan," and, together with the 2015 Plan, each,
a "Plan," and collectively, the "Plans") (1,474,802) shares, and an additional 1,000,000 shares for estimated forfeitures that may become available for issuance under the terms of the 2015 Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
.*
Item 2.
Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.*
*
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, 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 Company with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of
the Securities Act, relating to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-204855), filed with the Commission on September 15, 2015;
(b) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K* filed with the Commission on September 18, 2015, September 28,
2015, October 8, 2015, October 19, 2015, October 22, 2015 and October 27, 2015;
(c) The Annual Report
on Form 10-K for First Security Group, Inc. ("First Security") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2015;
(d) First Security's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2015;
(e) First Security's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, filed with
the SEC on May 8, 2015 and August 5, 2015, respectively; and
(f) First Security's Current Reports on Form 8-K* filed with
the SEC on March 25, 2015, March 26, 2015, March 27, 2015, May 8, 2015 (as amended on May 11, 2015), June 10, 2015, June 23, 2015, August 5, 2015, August 26,
2015, September 25, 2015, October 13, 2015, October 22, 2015 and October 27, 2015.
(g) The description of the Company's common stock, no par value, contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Act with the Commission on October 30, 2015, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(h) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), since the end of the period referred to in (a), above.
*
We are not incorporating and will not incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement past or future information on reports furnished or that will be furnished under Items 2.02 and/or 7.01 of, or otherwise
with, Form 8-K.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d), as
applicable, of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with
Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4
.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5
.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
As of the date of Registration Statement, attorneys at
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP beneficially own an aggregate of 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock.
Item 6
.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Under our articles of incorporation and bylaws, each
of our directors and officers shall be indemnified by us for reasonable expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, and amounts paid in settlement (including attorneys' fees), incurred in connection with any proceeding brought because he or she is
or was a director or officer of the Company, provided that the individual conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed that such conduct was (a) in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, in the best interests
of the Company, (b) in all other cases, at least not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. We shall pay for or
reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if (a) he or she furnishes the Company written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that
he or she has met the standard of conduct required for indemnification, as described above, and (b) he or she furnishes the Company a written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay any advance if it is ultimately
determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. In addition, our amended and restated articles of incorporation also provide that each of our directors and officers has the right to be indemnified by us to the maximum extent permitted
under Georgia law.
Under the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the "GBCC"), a Georgia corporation has the power to indemnify its directors and
officers provided that they act in good faith and reasonably believe that their conduct was lawful and in the corporation's best interest (or not opposed thereto), as set forth in the GBCC. Under the GBCC, a corporation must indemnify a
director or officer who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer, against reasonable expenses incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. The
GBCC permits a corporation to pay for or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of an action, suit or proceeding only upon: (a) the director's certification that he or she acted in good faith and in the
corporation's best interest (or not opposed thereto); and (b) the director furnishing a written undertaking to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet this standard of conduct.
The GBCC also empowers a corporation to provide insurance for directors and officers against liability arising out of their positions, even though the
insurance coverage may be broader than the corporation's power to indemnify. We maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance for the benefit of our directors and officers.
Item 7
.
Exemption From Registration Claimed
.
Not Applicable.
Item 8
.
Exhibits
.
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No. 333-204855)).
4.3
Form of Stock Certificate of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
5
Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP as to the legality of the common stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
24
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
99.2
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
Item 9
.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The undersigned Company 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; and
(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) above 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 Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(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 Company hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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 this 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 Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 2nd day of November, 2015.
ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/ Douglas L. Williams
Douglas L. Williams
President and Chief Executive Officer
Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"),
hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Douglas L. Williams and Patrick Oakes, or any one of them severally, to be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent and to sign in his or her name and on his or her behalf in any and all
capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") or other appropriate form relating to the issuance of certain
shares of the common stock, no par value, of the Company in connection with the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and the Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, and to file any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, exhibits and other documents and instruments in connection therewith, to the Registration Statement, making such changes to the Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent deems appropriate, and
generally to do all such things on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and all requirements of the
Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated as of November 2, 2015.
/s/ Douglas L. Williams
/s/ Patrick Oakes
Name:
Title:
Douglas L. Williams
President and Chief
Executive Officer and
Director (principal executive officer)
Name:
Title:
Patrick Oakes
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
/s/ Walter M. Deriso, Jr.
/s/ Henchy R. Enden
Name:
Title:
Walter M. Deriso, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
Name:
Title:
Henchy R. Enden
Director
/s/ John N. Foy
/s/ Douglas J. Hertz
Name:
Title:
John N. Foy
Director
Name:
Title:
Douglas J. Hertz
Director
/s/ Adam G. Hurwich
/s/ Brian D. Jones
Name:
Title:
Adam G. Hurwich
Director
Name:
Title:
Brian D. Jones
Director
/s/ D. Michael Kramer
/s/ Stephen Levey
Name:
Title:
D. Michael Kramer
Director
Name:
Title:
Stephen Levey
Director
/s/ R. Charles Shufeldt
Name:
Title:
Larry D. Mauldin
Director
Name:
Title:
R. Charles Shufeldt
Director
/s/ Marietta Edmunds Zakas
Name:
Title:
Marietta Edmunds Zakas
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
to
Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No. 333-204855)).
4.3
Form of Stock Certificate of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
5
Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP as to the legality of the common stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
24
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).
99.2
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 10, 2015 (File No.
333-204855)).