UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
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| FORM 8-K | ||||
| CURRENT REPORT | ||||
| PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2015 | ||||
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
| Tennessee | 000-30497 | 62-1173944 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
835 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) | ||||||||
| (423) 385-3000 | ||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
| Not Applicable | ||||||||
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report) | ||||||||
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD. |
On July 29, 2015, Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. (“Cornerstone”) announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System had approved the application by Cornerstone to merge with SmartFinancial, Inc. and thereby indirectly acquire SmartBank.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated July 29, 2015 concerning approval of merger by Federal Reserve Board. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| Date: July 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes |
| Nathaniel F. Hughes | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated July 29, 2015 concerning approval of merger by Federal Reserve Board. |
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