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): June 13, 2017 (June 12, 2017)

BNC Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(336) 476-9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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On June 12, 2017, BNC Bancorp (the “Company” or “BNC”) held a special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, shareholders voted on the following matters: (1) a proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 22, 2017, by and among Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (“Pinnacle”), BNC, and Blue Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), as such agreement may be amended from time to time (the “Merger Agreement”) (the “Merger Proposal”); (2) a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that certain executive officers of BNC may receive in connection with the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to existing agreements or arrangements with BNC (the “Compensation Proposal”); and (3) a proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including adjournments to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the Merger Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

The items voted upon at the Special Meeting and the final voting results for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1—the Merger Proposal

With respect to the Merger Proposal, the votes were as follows:

Proposal 2—the Compensation Proposal

With respect to the Compensation Proposal, the votes were as follows:

Proposal 3—the Adjournment Proposal

With respect to the Adjournment Proposal, the votes were as follows:

On June 12, 2017, the Company and Pinnacle issued a joint press release announcing the voting results for the proposals considered at the Special Meeting and the special meeting of Pinnacle shareholders, also held on June 12, 2017. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

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.

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