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: February 19, 2019
Reliant Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Tennessee | | 001-37391 | | 37-1641316 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1736 Carothers Parkway, Suite 100 Brentwood, Tennessee | | 37027 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| (615) 221-2020 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On February 19, 2019, board member Don Richard Sloan notified the board of directors of Reliant Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Company’s board of directors effective as of the date of the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which is currently scheduled to be held on May 23, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Sloan’s retirement from the board of directors is not because of a disagreement with the Company.
On February 19, 2019, board member James R. Kelley notified the board of directors of the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s board of directors effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Kelley’s retirement from the board of directors is not because of a disagreement with the Company.
On February 19, 2019, board member Farzin Ferdowsi notified the board of directors of the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s board of directors effective March 1, 2019. Mr. Ferdowsi’s retirement from the board of directors is not because of a disagreement with the Company.
On February 20, 2019, board member John Lewis Bourne notified the board of directors of the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s board of directors effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Bourne’s retirement from the board of directors is not because of a disagreement with the Company.
The Company expresses its thanks to Messrs. Sloan, Kelley, Ferdowsi and Bourne for their years of service on the board of directors and to the Company.
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.
| | RELIANT BANCORP, INC. |
| | | |
| Date: February 25, 2019 | | |
| | /s/ DeVan D. Ard, Jr. | |
| | DeVan D. Ard, Jr. |
| | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer |
