UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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

May 20, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia	001-37615	20-5728270
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

945 East Paces Ferry Rd. NE, Suite 1600

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(404) 995-6050

(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 each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	ACBI	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2021, Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders are set forth below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of directors

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected the ten persons listed below as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation or retirement or until a successor is elected and qualified. The final voting results were as follows:


Director	Votes Cast For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Walter M. Deriso, Jr.	15,096,315	1,459,307	1,749,296
Shantella E. Cooper	15,107,444	1,448,178	1,749,296
David H. Eidson	16,443,585	112,037	1,749,296
Henchy R. Enden	15,310,286	1,245,336	1,749,296
James H. Graves	14,289,983	2,265,639	1,749,296
Douglas J. Hertz	15,031,686	1,523,936	1,749,296
Thomas M. Holder	15,043,176	1,512,446	1,749,296
Lizanne Thomas	14,883,787	1,671,835	1,749,296
Douglas L. Williams	15,257,312	1,298,310	1,749,296
Marietta Edmunds Zakas	16,390,233	165,389	1,749,296

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. The final voting results were as follows:


For	Against	Abstentions
17,895,931	408,637	372

Proposal No. 3: Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
15,962,052	274,910	318,682	1,749,296

Proposal No. 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be conducted on an annual basis. The final voting results were as follows:


1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
14,936,460	3,001	1,282,750	333,433	1,749,296