SmartFinancial (SMBK) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of earliest event reported: January 21, 2025

SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	001-37661	62-1173944
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 600
Knoxville, Tennessee	37919
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(865) 437-5700 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	SMBK	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 21, 2025, SmartFinancial, Inc. (the “Company”), a Tennessee corporation and the parent of SmartBank, a Tennessee state-chartered bank (the “Bank”), received confirmation from ServisFirst Bank (the “Lender”) that the maturity date in respect of that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Note dated February 1, 2023 (the “Revolving Note”) has been extended to May 1, 2025 (the “Extension Letter”). A copy of the Extension Letter is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing descriptions of the Extension Letter and Revolving Note do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Extension Letter and the Revolving Note, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03 in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
10.1	Extension Letter, dated as of January 21, 2025, by and between SmartFinancial, Inc., as Borrower, and ServisFirst Bank, as Lender.*
10.2	The Amended and Restated Revolving Note, dated as of February 1, 2023, by and between SmartFinancial, Inc., as Borrower, and ServisFirst Bank, as Lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed February 6, 2023).
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* Filed herewith

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.

	SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
Date: January 24, 2025	/s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.
	William Y. Carroll, Jr.
	President & Chief Executive Officer