BNK C1 Financial, Inc.

 

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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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2015

 

 

C1 FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-36595 (Commission File Number)

46-4241720 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

100 5^th Street South

St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 266-2265

 

 

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 11, 2015, C1 Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of C1 Financial, Inc. (the “Registrant”), issued a press release announcing the resignation of Katie Pemble from the bank and from the boards of the Bank and the Registrant, effective immediately. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is furnished herewith.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	C1 Bank Press Release – Katie Pemble Resignation

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

	C1 FINANCIAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Trevor R. Burgess
		Trevor R. Burgess
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: September 14, 2015

 

 

index to exhibits

 

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	C1 Bank Press Release – Katie Pemble Resignation

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

C1 Bank Announces Director Departure

 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 11, 2015 -- Katie Pemble has submitted her resignation from C1 Bank and from the boards of the bank and C1 Financial, the bank's holding company, effective immediately.   

 

"Since joining the bank in 2010, Katie has served in a number of important roles, most recently as Florida Market President where she was an important voice for C1 Bank in the community," said Trevor Burgess, C1 Bank President & CEO. "Please join me in thanking Katie for the contributions she has made to C1 Bank."

 

About C1 Bank: C1 Bank is a bank by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs that serves thousands of sophisticated savers and borrowers from 32 locations across Florida and online at www.C1Bank.com. C1 Bank was ranked the sixth fastest-growing bank in the United States from 2009 to 2014, as having the "Coolest Office Space," and ranked in the 2014 Inc. 5000. C1 Bank President & CEO, Trevor Burgess, won Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 in Florida in the Financial Services category and in 2014 was named American Banker's Community Banker of the Year. C1 Bank is a leader in business loans, SBA loan programs, portfolio residential mortgages, association and treasury services, and a wide suite of checking and savings depository products. C1 Bank is the Official Bank of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, The Outback Bowl, and a Corporate Partner of the Miami HEAT. On August 14, 2014, C1 Financial, Inc., the parent of C1 Bank, became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BNK".