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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): January 21, 2015

 

 

   CAROLINA FINANCIAL CORPORATION   

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

 

   Delaware   

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

   000-19029       57-1039637   
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

   288 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina       29401   
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

   (843) 723-7700   

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

   Not Applicable   

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 
 

Item 5.02.      Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(e)       On January 21, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Carolina Financial Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to permit restricted stock units to be granted under the Plan. No other material changes were made to the Plan. A copy of the full text of the amendment to the Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits      

 

(d)            Exhibits

 

Item         Exhibit

 

10.1          Amendment No. 1 to the Carolina Financial Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 
 

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.

 

  CAROLINA FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
  Registrant  
       
  By: /s/ William A. Gehman, III  
  Name:   William A. Gehman, III  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Dated: January 22, 2015

 

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  Description

 

10.1               Amendment No. 1 to the Carolina Financial Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan