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)

October 26, 2017

PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	001-37802	56-2278662
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3535 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina	27612
(Address of principal executive officers)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(919) 788-7770

Not applicable

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

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 26, 2017, Paragon Commercial Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information contained in, or incorporated into, Item 2.02, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release dated October 26, 2017

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.

	PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

Date: October 27, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven E. Crouse
		Steven E. Crouse
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Paragon Commercial CORP 8-K