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):
January 31, 2018
CAROLINA
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its
Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-10897 |
57-1039673 |
| (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 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.)
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 Instruction
A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company x
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. x
On January 31, 2018, the Company issued a news release to correct
the record date for the dividend payable on April 6, 2018, which was previously reported as March 6, 2018. The dividend payable
on April 6, 2018 will be to stockholders of record as of March 16, 2018. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
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CAROLINA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, |
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Registrant |
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By: |
/s/ William A. Gehman, III |
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Name: |
William A. Gehman, III |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: January 31, 2018
