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) February 9, 2017

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

(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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CenterState Banks, Inc. to present at the

2017 KBW Winter Financial Services Symposium

CenterState Banks, Inc. (“CSFL”) is furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with a presentation being made by management at the KBW Winter Financial Services Symposium on February 9 – 10, 2017 in Boca Raton, FL.  Attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibits 99.1 is the text of that presentation.  This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  The forward-looking statements in this presentation are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following possibilities:  (i) an inability of the Company to realize elements of its strategic plans for 2016 and beyond; (ii) increases in competitive pressure in the banking industry; (iii) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, that are less favorable than expected; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment which reduce margins; (v) management’s assumptions regarding allowance for loan losses may not be borne out by subsequent events; and (vi) changes which may occur in the regulatory environment.  When used in this presentation, the words “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “expects,” “should,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” and “anticipates,” and similar expressions as they related to CSFL (including its subsidiaries) or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made.  CSFL does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

The following exhibit is furnished as Regulation FD Disclosure to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1 Fourth Quarter 2016 Investor Presentation

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:  February 9, 2017