UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

~~Pursuant~~SECTION ~~to Section~~ 13 OR 15(d) ofOF ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~THE

~~October~~SECURITIES ~~19,~~EXCHANGE ~~2021~~ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (~~date~~Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2021

Reliant Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	001-37391	~~001-37391~~	37-1641316	~~37-1641316~~
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1736 Carothers Parkway, Suite 100, Brentwood, Tennessee				37027
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(615) 221-2020

1736 Carothers Parkway, Suite 100 Brentwood, Tennessee		37027
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(615) 221-2020 (Registrant'’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

	Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
	Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share		RBNC		NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

oItem 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~Item~~On 2December 8, 2021, Reliant Bancorp, Inc.02 ~~Results~~(“Reliant”) held a special meeting of ~~Operations~~its shareholders (the “Meeting”). Of the 16,574,646 shares of Reliant’s common stock issued and ~~Financial~~outstanding ~~Condition~~at the close of business as of October 22, 2021, the record date for the Meeting, shareholders representing a majority of the shares of Reliant’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, constituting a quorum for all matters to be presented at the Meeting.

OnThe ~~October 19,~~following ~~2021,~~is ~~Reliant~~an ~~Bancorp,~~overview ~~Inc.~~of (the ~~“Company”),~~three ~~the~~proposals ~~parent~~that ~~company~~were ofsubmitted ~~Reliant~~to ~~Bank,~~the ~~issued~~Reliant ashareholders ~~press~~for ~~release~~approval ~~announcing~~at ~~financial~~the ~~results~~Meeting ~~for~~(each ~~its~~of ~~third~~which proposals ~~quarter~~was ~~ended~~described ~~September~~in ~~30,~~greater ~~2021.~~detail ~~The~~in ~~press~~the ~~release~~definitive isproxy ~~attached~~statement asfiled ~~Exhibits~~by ~~99.1~~Reliant towith ~~this~~the ~~Current~~Securities ~~Report~~Exchange Commission on ~~Form~~October ~~8‑K~~25, ~~(this “Report”~~2021) and isa ~~incorporated~~tabulation ~~herein~~of bythe ~~reference~~votes with respect to each proposal.

~~Item~~Proposal 71: The Reliant shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 14, 2021, by and between United Community Banks, Inc.01 ~~Regulation~~(“United”) FDand ~~Disclosure~~Reliant, pursuant to which Reliant will merge with and into United (the “merger”), with United as the surviving entity. The voting results on this proposal were as follows:

On October 19, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a $0.12 per share cash dividend. The dividend is payable on November 12, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 29, 2021. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this quarterly cash dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock	10,505,052	95,896	2,207	-

Proposal 2: The ~~disclosure~~Reliant ~~contained~~shareholders approved on an advisory (non-binding) basis, certain compensation arrangements for Reliant’s named executive officers in ~~Item~~connection ~~2.02~~with ofthe ~~this~~merger. ~~Report~~The isvoting ~~incorporated~~results ~~into~~on this ~~Item~~proposal ~~7.01~~were byas ~~reference.~~follows:

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 2.02 of this Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, are deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for 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 such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing or document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes abstained	Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock	7,696,607	2,430,851	475,697	-

~~Item~~Proposal ~~9.01~~3: ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~Reliant ~~and~~shareholders ~~Exhibits~~approved the motion to adjourn the Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to holders of Reliant common stock. The voting results on this proposal were as follows:

(d) Exhibits.

	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes abstained	Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock	9,494,942	662,222	445,991	-

Exhibit Number			Description
99.1			Press Release announcing third quarter ended September 30, 2021 financial results issued by Reliant Bancorp, Inc., dated October 19, 2021.
99.2			Press Release announcing dividend declaration issued by Reliant Bancorp, Inc., dated October 19 2021.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

Although the foregoing Proposal 3 was approved, adjournment of the Meeting was not necessary or appropriate because Reliant’s shareholders approved the Merger Agreement.

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, ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

RELIANT BANCORP, INC.

~~RELIANT BANCORP, INC.~~

October 19, 2021

/s/ DeVan D. Ard, Jr.

Date: December 8, 2021

DeVan D. Ard, Jr.

/s/ DeVan Ard, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

DeVan Ard, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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