UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 15, 2014

   CAROLINA FINANCIAL CORPORATION   

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

     Delaware   

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-19029	57-1039637
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

288 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina	29401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

   (843) 723-7700   

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

    Not Applicable   

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

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ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On October 15, 2014, the Board of Directors of Carolina Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) amended the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to decrease the mandatory retirement age of directors from 79 to 75.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Item	Exhibit
3.1	Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, approved October 15, 2014.

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.

CAROLINA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Registrant
By:	/s/ William A. Gehman, III
Name:	William A. Gehman, III
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 16, 2014

Exhibit List

3.1      Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, approved October 15, 2014.