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 20, 2019

COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Washington	001-38589	56-2392007
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5415 Evergreen Way, Everett, Washington		98203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (425) 257-9000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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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 per share	CCB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

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

The annual meeting of shareholders of Coastal Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2019.  The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

1. The following individuals were elected as directors of the Company, each for the term set forth below, by the following vote:

	FOR	WITHHELD
Three-Year Terms:
Christopher D. Adams	7,604,824	1,468,272
Steven D. Hovde	7,603,507	1,469,589
Stephan Klee	8,581,250	491,846
Thomas D. Lane	7,603,643	1,469,453
Two-Year Term:
Sadhana Akella-Mishra	8,582,362	490,734

There were 1,757,594 broker non-votes on the proposal.

2. The appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified by the shareholders by the following vote:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
10,809,815	5,064	15,811

There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 20, 2019	By:	/s/ Joel G. Edwards
		Joel G. Edwards
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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