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): May 13, 2021

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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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, $1.00 par value per share
RBNC
NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2021, Reliant Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, DeVan D. Ard, Jr., Charles Trimble Beasley, Robert E. Daniel, William Ronald DeBerry, Sharon H. Edwards, Darrell S. Freeman, Sr., James Gilbert Hodges, William Lawson Mabry, Connie S. McGee, Linda E. Rebrovick, Ruskin A. Vest, and Michael E. Wallace were elected as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. In addition, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”), (ii) on a non-binding, advisory basis, selected the option of every year for the frequency with which the Company should hold future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Maggart & Associates, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

The final voting results for each proposal put to a vote at the Annual Meeting, all of which proposals were described in the Proxy Statement, are set forth below.


(1)
Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected each director nominee by the vote indicated for each such nominee below:

 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
DeVan D. Ard, Jr.
9,290,275
 
85,845
 
6,061
 
3,314,046
Charles Trimble Beasley
9,316,613
 
55,422
 
10,146
 
3,314,046
Robert E. Daniel
9,213,260
 
87,556
 
81,365
 
3,314,046
William Ronald DeBerry
6,409,665
 
2,962,370
 
10,146
 
3,314,046
Sharon H. Edwards
9,287,655
 
39,380
 
55,146
 
3,314,046
Darrell S. Freeman, Sr.
9,169,686
 
66,831
 
145,664
 
3,314,046
James Gilbert Hodges
9,248,708
 
51,077
 
82,396
 
3,314,046
William Lawson Mabry
9,220,439
 
106,830
 
54,912
 
3,314,046
Connie S. McGee
9,239,940
 
60,895
 
81,346
 
3,314,046
Linda E. Rebrovick
8,420,333
 
875,396
 
86,452
 
3,314,046
Ruskin A. Vest
9,079,162
 
242,815
 
60,204
 
3,314,046
Michael E. Wallace
9,255,059
 
65,115
 
62,007
 
3,314,046


(2)
Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement by the following vote:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
8,663,232
 
251,038
 
467,911
 
3,314,046


(3)
Frequency of Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s shareholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, as follows on the frequency with which the Company’s shareholders should have future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

One Year
 
Two Years
 
Three Years
 
Abstain
8,936,837
 
73,338
 
74,959
 
297,047


(4)
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Maggart & Associates, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, by the following vote:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
12,441,674
 
51,440
 
203,113
 
N/A

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: May 17, 2021
 
 
/s/ DeVan Ard, Jr.

 
DeVan Ard, Jr.
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer