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): August 6, 2012 (August 1, 2012)
COMMUNITY FIRST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Tennessee | 0-49966 | 04-3687717 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 501 South James M. Campbell Blvd. Columbia, TN |
38401 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (931) 380-2265
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously reported by Community First, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company sought required regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the “FRB Atlanta”) that the FRB Atlanta would not object to the appointment of Jon Thompson as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Following confirmation from the FRB Atlanta that the FRB Atlanta would not object to such appointment, the board of directors of the Company appointed Mr. Thompson to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of August 1, 2012.
Information about Mr. Thompson has been previously disclosed in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| COMMUNITY FIRST, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Louis E. Holloway | |||||
| Name: Louis E. Holloway | ||||||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Date: August 6, 2012