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) April 26, 2018

CENTERSTATE BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (863) 293-4710

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CenterState Bank Corporation (the “Company”) was held on April 26, 2018.  Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s solicitations.  A total of 83,627,797 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of February 28 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 68,974,880 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on five proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors.  The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2019.  Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected.  The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:

Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Vote on the Company’s Executive Compensation.  The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.  The results of the vote were as follows:  

Proposal No. 3 – Approval of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.  The shareholders approved the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. The results of the vote were as follows:  

Proposal No. 4 – Approval to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  The shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000.  The results of the vote were as follows:

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Proposal No. 5 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors.  The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.  The results of the vote were as follows:

The board of directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.10 per share.  The dividend is payable on June 29, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2018.

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SIGNATURE

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.  

Date:  April 27, 2018

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