Sec Form 4 Filing - EVANS JOSEPH W @ STATE BANK FINANCIAL CORP - 2018-12-28

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person EVANS JOSEPH W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STATE BANK FINANCIAL CORP [ STBZ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3399 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/28/2018 (Street) ATLANTA, GA30326 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price COMMON STOCK 12/28/2018 G V 40,000 D $ 0 354,189 D COMMON STOCK 12/28/2018 G V 40,000 A $ 0 40,000 I By trust ( 1 ) COMMON STOCK 01/01/2019 D 354,189 D 0 D COMMON STOCK 01/01/2019 D 40,000 D 0 I By trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other EVANS JOSEPH W 3399 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1900 ATLANTA, GA30326 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/ State Bank Financial Corporation by POABy: Matthew Roux, Financial Reporting Manager 01/03/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On December 28, 2018, the reporting person contributed 40,000 shares of State Bank Financial Corporation ("STBZ") common stock to a charitable remainder trust of which the reporting person is a trustee and of which the reporting person and his wife are beneficiaries. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the STBZ common stock held by the trust but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest. ( 2 )Disposed of pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger between STBZ and Cadence Bancorporation ("Cadence") in exchange for 450,174 shares of Cadence Class A common stock having a market value of $16.78 per share as of December 31, 2018, the last trading day before the effective date of the merger, which represents an exchange ratio of 1.271 shares of Cadence Class A common stock for each share of STBZ common stock. ( 3 )Disposed of pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger between STBZ and Cadence Bancorporation ("Cadence") in exchange for 50,840 shares of Cadence Class A common stock having a market value of $16.78 per share as of December 31, 2018, the last trading day before the effective date of the merger, which represents an exchange ratio of 1.271 shares of Cadence Class A common stock for each share of STBZ common stock.

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