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 21, 2020

CENTERSTATE BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Florida

000-32017

59-3606741

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1101 First Street South, Suite 202,

Winter Haven, FL

33880

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock

CSFL

NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On May 21, 2020, CenterState Bank Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the “Underwriters”). Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and on the conditions set forth therein, $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount the Company’s 5.750% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2030 in a registered public offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration File No. 333-238144). The description of the Underwriting Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


	(d)			Exhibits:

	Exhibit 1.1			Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2020, by and among CenterState Bank Corporation and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.

	Exhibit 104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


CENTERSTATE BANK CORPORATION

By:		/s/ William E. Matthews, V
		William E. Matthews, V
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 27, 2020

CenterState Bank Corp 8-K