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 13, 2015
CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Tennessee | 000-30497 | 62-1173944 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 835 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) | ||||||||
| (423) 385-3000 | ||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
| Not Applicable | ||||||||
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report) | ||||||||
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD.
On May 13, 2015, the Registrant announced the payment date of May 27, 2015, for a cash dividend in the amount of $0.625 per share for its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for all shareholders of record as of December 31, 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.
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: May 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes | |
| Nathaniel F. Hughes | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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