UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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)March 3, 2015
AVENUE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Tennessee | 001-36839 | 20-5556885 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 111 10th Avenue South, Suite 400, Nashville, TN | 37203 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(615) 736-6940
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Items. |
On March 3, 2015, Avenue Financial Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it has redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, that has been issued to the Secretary of the Treasury through the Company’s participation in the Small Business Lending Fund. A copy of the press release is included as an exhibit to this Current Report and, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein, shall be deemed to be furnished, and shall not be deemed to be “filed,” under the Securities Exchange At of 1934, as amended, except as required by law.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued March 3, 2015 | |
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.
AVENUE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 3, 2015 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Barbara J. Zipperian | |||||
| Barbara J. Zipperian | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 3, 2015 | |