Gary Wayne Petty Jr Form 4 SMARTFINANCIAL / Gary Wayne Petty Jr ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Petty Gary Wayne Jr

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5401 KINGSTON PIKE SUITE 600

(Street)

KNOXVILLE TN 37919

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMARTFINANCIAL INC. [ SMBK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & CHIEF RISK OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/26/2022		A		1,500(1)	A	$0	9,552	D
Common Stock								96	I	By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$6.6							03/01/2014	03/01/2022	Common Stock	3,750		3,750	D
Stock Option	$9.48							03/01/2015	03/01/2023	Common Stock	3,750		3,750	D
Stock Option	$9.6							03/01/2016	03/01/2024	Common Stock	3,750		3,750	D
Stock Option	$15.05							09/30/2017	09/30/2025	Common Stock	3,588		3,588	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 28, 2021, pursuant to the issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Board of Directors of the issuer approved grants of performance-based restricted stock. Up to 50% of the restricted shares could be earned if the issuer achieved certain core diluted earnings per share targets for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and up to 50% of the restricted shares could be earned if the issuer achieved certain core return on average assets targets for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. On January 26, 2022, the Compensation Committee determined that all performance goals were met and 100% of the performance-based restricted stock shares were earned.

	/s/ Glen Allen, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact	02/14/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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