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): July 28, 2017

HCBF HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		333-217395		27-2326440
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 S. Indian River Drive, Suite 101, Fort Pierce, Florida		34950
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (772) 409-2270

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

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HCBF HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On July 28, 2017, HCBF Holding Company, Inc. ( “HCBF”) completed its acquisition of Jefferson Bankshares, Inc. (“JBI”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Jefferson Bank of Florida (“Jefferson Bank”). JBI was a bank holding company headquartered in Oldsmar, Florida and is the sole shareholder of Jefferson Bank. Jefferson Bank is a Florida-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Oldsmar, Florida with four branches located in Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey, Palm Harbor and Tampa, Florida. As of March 31, 2017, JBI and Jefferson Bank had total assets of $300.5 million, total loans of $222.0 million, total deposits of $263.5 million and shareholders’ equity of $25.3 million.

Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 20, 2017, by and among HCBF, JBI and Jefferson Bank (the “Merger Agreement”), former holders of JBI’s common stock have the right, at their election, to receive 0.9676 shares of HCBF voting common stock, $14.03 in cash, or a combination of stock and cash for their shares of JBI common stock, subject to proration procedures such that not more than 20% of the aggregate merger consideration will consist of cash. As of the election deadline, holders of approximately 22.4% of the outstanding shares of JBI common stock had elected to receive cash consideration in the merger. As a result, the cash election shares will be prorated in accordance with the Merger Agreement. The total merger consideration was approximately $40.0 million.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each outstanding option to purchase shares of JBI common stock, whether or not vested or exercisable, was converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of JBI common stock into which such stock option was convertible and (B) the excess, if any, of (x) $14.03 over (y) the exercise price such JBI stock option.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to HCBF’s registration statement on Form S-4, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Harbor Community Bank (the “Bank”), HCBF’s wholly owned subsidiary, is subject to supervision and examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and is required to submit to the FDIC certain reports entitled “Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income” (each, a “Call Report” and collectively, the “Call Reports”). The Bank’s Call Reports are prepared in accordance with regulatory instructions issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and consist of a balance sheet, income statement, changes in equity capital and other supporting schedules as of the end of the period to which each such Call Report relates. The publicly available portions of the Bank’s Call Reports are on file with, and publicly available at, the FDIC, 550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429 and on the FDIC’s website at www.fdic.gov. The contents of the FDIC’s website are not incorporated by reference into, and are not otherwise a part of, this Report.

On July 28, 2017, the Bank filed its Call Report for the period ended June 30, 2017. The Registrant anticipates the Call Report will be available on the FDIC’s website on or about June 28, 2017.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

To the extent that financial statements are required by this Item 9.01, HCBF intends to file such financial statements as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than October 2, 2017.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit

2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among HCBF Holding Company, Inc., Jefferson Bankshares, Inc. and Jefferson Bank of Florida, dated as of January 20, 2017 – incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.1 to HCBF Holding Company, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-4 (filed 4/20/17)(No. 333-217395).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, HCBF has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HCBF HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

Date: July 31, 2017	By:	/s/ Randall A. Ezell
		Randall A. Ezell
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No.		Exhibit

2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among HCBF Holding Company, Inc., Jefferson Bankshares, Inc. and Jefferson Bank of Florida, dated as of January 20, 2017 – incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.1 to HCBF Holding Company, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-4 (filed 4/20/17)(No. 333-217395).

HCBF Holding Company, Inc. 8-K