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

September 22, 2010

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

TIB FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	0000-21329	65-0655973
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS employer identification number)
599 9th Street North, Suite 101 Naples, Florida		34102-5624
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
	(239) 263-3344
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
	Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On September 22, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the “FRB”) announced that the FRB and TIB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Written Agreement (the “Agreement”).  Among other things, the Company has agreed with the FRB that: (i) its board of directors shall take appropriate steps to fully utilize the Company’s financial and managerial resources to serve as a source of strength to TIB Bank (the “Bank”), including, but not limited to, taking steps to ensure that the Bank complies with the Consent Order entered into with the FDIC and the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation on July 2, 2010; (ii) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividends without the prior written approval of the FRB and the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Director”); (iii) the Company shall not directly or indirectly take dividends or any other form of payment representing a reduction in capital from the Bank without the prior written approval of the FRB; (iv) the Company and its nonbank subsidiaries shall not make any distributions of interest, principal, or other sums on subordinated debentures or trust preferred securities without the prior written approval of the FRB and the Director; (v) the Company and its nonbank subsidiaries shall not, directly or indirectly, incur, increase, or guarantee any debt without the prior written approval of the FRB; (vi) the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase or redeem any shares of its stock without the prior written approval of the FRB; and (vii) within 60 days of this Agreement, the Company shall submit to the FRB an acceptable written plan to maintain sufficient capital at the Company on a consolidated basis. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

10.1 Form of Written Agreement between TIB Financial Corp. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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.

		TIB FINANCIAL CORP.
Date:  September 22, 2010	By:	/s/  Stephen J. Gilhooly
		Stephen J. Gilhooly
		EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer