8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2017

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TRISTATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Pennsylvania	001-35913	20-4929029
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Oxford Centre

301 Grant Street, Suite 2700

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(412) 304-0304

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 18, 2017, TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. announced that Fortune named TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSC) to its annual 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list in a press release dated September 18, 2017. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99 Press release dated September 18, 2017, filed herewith, for item 8.01.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

TRISTATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
By	/s/ James F. Getz
	James F. Getz
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 18, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description

99 Press release dated September 18, 2017, filed herewith, for item 8.01.

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EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRISTATE CAPITAL LISTED AS ONE OF FORTUNE’S 100 FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES

PITTSBURGH, September 18, 2017 - Fortune named TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSC) to its annual 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list, citing the financial services company’s 33% growth in earnings per share, 20% growth in revenue and 21% total return on a three-year annualized basis.

The parent company of TriState Capital Bank and Chartwell Investment Partners’ three-year EPS growth rate ranked seventh among the 17 U.S. commercial banks on Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies list. Overall, Fortune ranked TriState Capital 11^th among U.S. commercial banks and 90^th among all 100 Fastest Growing Companieslisted on major U.S. stock exchanges.

The financial services company’s performance reflects strong contributions from its regional middle-market commercial banking, national private banking, and national investment management businesses, enabling the company to achieve annual average organic loan growth of 20% since June 2014 and expand non-interest income from about 8% of revenue three years ago to 34% for the most recent quarter.

“As an organization with a relationship-driven sales culture and a strong commitment to delivering meaningful and sustainable earnings growth for its shareholders, we are very proud that our top- and bottom-line performance earned us a place on Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking just four years after TriState Capital’s initial public offering,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James F. Getz said.

Fortune ranks its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list by “revenue growth rate, EPS growth rate, and three-year annualized total return for the period ended June 30, 2017. (To compute the revenue and EPS growth rates, Fortune uses a trailing-four-quarters log linear least square regression fit.)” More information on the ranking and methodology are available in the September 15, 2017 issue of Fortune and at http://fortune.com/100-fastest-growing-companies.

ABOUT TRISTATE CAPITAL

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., providing commercial banking, private banking and investment management services to middle-market companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals. Its TriState Capital Bank subsidiary had $4.2 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2017, and serves middle-market commercial customers through regional representative offices in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Edison, N.J., and New York City, as well as high-net-worth individuals nationwide through its national referral

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EXHIBIT 99

network of financial intermediaries. Its Chartwell Investment Partners subsidiary had $8.0 billion in assets under management, as of June 30, 2017, and serves as the advisor to The Berwyn Funds and Chartwell Mutual Funds. For more information, please visit http://investors.tristatecapitalbank.com.

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