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) September 18, 2014

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	000-32017	59-3606741
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS employer identification no.)

42745 U.S. Highway 27, Davenport, FL	33837
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (863) 419-7750

Not Applicable___________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01Other Events

On September 18, 2014, CenterState Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSFL) through its wholly owned subsidiary, CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. (“CenterState”) completed its previously announced sale of the deposits of six branches to Fidelity Bank (“Fidelity”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity Southern Corporation (NASDAQ: LION).  In connection with the acquisition, Fidelity assumed approximately $174 million of deposits at a deposit premium of 1.5%.  Fidelity also purchased the real estate of five of the six branch offices at a purchase price of approximately $6 million.  CenterState did not sell and Fidelity did not purchase any loans in the transaction.      

Statements made in this Form 8-K, other than those concerning historical financial information, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations concerning its financial condition, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, including the effects of the First Southern Bancorp, Inc. acquisition and the final determination of the assets and liabilities acquired and their respective valuations. A discussion of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations is set forth under the captions “Business - Note about Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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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.

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.
By:	/s/ James J. Antal
	James J. Antal
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date:September 24, 2014

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