UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(dD)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December 15~~January 2, ~~2017~~2018 (December 1429, 2017)

Community First, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Tennessee	0-49966	04-3687717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

501 South James M. Campbell Blvd. Columbia, TN		38401
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Tennessee	0-49966	04-3687717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
501 South James M. Campbell Blvd. Columbia, TN		38401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(931) 380-2265

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not ~~Applicable~~ applicable

(Former name, or former address and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Item 51.0702. ~~Submission~~Termination of ~~Matters to~~ a ~~Vote~~Material ofDefinitive ~~Security Holders~~Agreement.

On December 14 29, 2017, ~~Community~~in ~~First,~~connection ~~Inc. (~~with the ~~“Company”~~anticipated orcompletion ~~“Community~~of ~~First”)~~the ~~held~~Mergers a(as ~~special~~defined ~~meeting~~below), ofCommunity ~~shareholders~~First, ~~(the~~Inc. (“~~Special~~Community ~~Meeting~~First”). Atterminated ~~the~~all ~~Special~~outstanding ~~Meeting,~~commitments ~~shareholders~~and ~~voted~~repaid on the ~~following~~outstanding ~~matters:~~loan ~~(1) a~~under ~~proposal to approve and adopt~~ the ~~Agreement~~ ~~and~~Loan ~~Plan of Merger~~Agreement, dated as of ~~August 22~~December 20, ~~2017~~2016, by and ~~among~~between ~~Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc. (“Commerce Union”),~~ Community First, ~~Pioneer~~and ~~Merger~~First ~~Sub,~~Tennessee ~~Inc. (“Merger Sub”), Reliant~~ Bank, ~~and~~National ~~Community First Bank & Trust~~Association, as ~~such~~lender ~~agreement may be amended from time to time~~ (the “~~Merger~~Loan Agreement”). ~~(the~~As ~~“Merger~~of ~~Proposal”);~~December ~~(2) a proposal~~29, ~~to approve~~2017, onimmediately aprior ~~non-binding,~~to ~~advisory basis,~~such ~~the~~termination ~~compensation~~and ~~that~~repayment, ~~certain~~the ~~executive~~principal ~~officers~~amount of ~~Community First may receive in connection with~~ the ~~Merger~~loan ~~(as~~outstanding ~~defined~~under in the ~~Merger~~Loan Agreement) ~~pursuant~~was ~~to existing agreements or arrangements with Community First or Community First Bank & Trust (the “Compensation Proposal”); and (~~$3~~) a proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting~~, ~~if necessary or appropriate~~673,933 ~~including adjournments to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the Merger Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”)~~million.

~~The~~Item ~~items~~2.01. ~~voted~~Completion ~~upon~~of atAcquisition ~~the~~or ~~Special~~Disposition ~~Meeting~~of ~~and the final voting results for each proposal were as follows:~~ Assets.

~~Proposal~~On January 1—, 2018, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, ~~Proposal~~dated August 22, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Community First, Reliant Bancorp, Inc. (f/k/a Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc.) (“Reliant”), Pioneer Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliant, Reliant Bank, a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Reliant (“Reliant Bank”), and Community First Bank & Trust, a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Community First (“Community First Bank”), Merger Sub merged with and into Community First (the “Merger”), with Community First surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Company”). Immediately following the Merger and as part of a single integrated transaction, Reliant caused the Surviving Company to be merged with and into Reliant (the “Second Step Merger” and together with the Merger, the “Mergers”), with Reliant as the surviving entity. Immediately following the Second Step Merger, Community First Bank merged with and into Reliant.

~~With~~Under ~~respect~~the toterms and conditions of the Merger ~~Proposal~~Agreement, at the ~~votes~~effective ~~were~~time asof ~~follows:~~the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding share of Community First common stock, no par value (“Community First Common Stock”) (except for certain excluded shares and dissenting shares) was converted into and cancelled in exchange for the right to receive 0.481 shares of Reliant common stock, $1.00 par value per share (“Reliant Common Stock”) (the “Merger Consideration”), together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Reliant Common Stock.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
3,671,086		7,160		1,395		0

At the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted share award in respect of shares of Community First Common Stock (each, a “Community First Restricted Share Award”) granted under Community First’s equity-based compensation plan became fully vested and was cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of Community First Common Stock underlying each Community First Restricted Share Award.

~~Proposal~~All 2—shares of Reliant Common Stock which were outstanding prior to the ~~Compensation~~Merger ~~Proposal~~were unaffected by the Merger.

~~With~~The ~~respect~~foregoing description of the Mergers and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ~~Compensation~~Merger ~~Proposal~~Agreement, ~~the~~which ~~votes~~was ~~were~~filed as ~~follows:~~Exhibit 2.1 to Community First’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2017 and is incorporated by reference herein.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
3,534,280		68,734		76,626		0

Item 3.01.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

~~Proposal~~Community 3—First intends to file a Form 15 with the ~~Adjournment~~Securities ~~Proposal~~and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to request the deregistration of Community First’s common stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the suspension of Community First’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable.

~~With~~The ~~respect~~information toset ~~the~~forth ~~Adjournment~~in ~~Proposal,~~Item ~~the~~2.01 ~~votes~~is ~~were~~incorporated asby ~~follows:~~reference into this Item 3.01.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
3,660,975		5,640		13,025		0

Item 3.03.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

~~Item~~The 8information set forth in Items 2.01, 3.01 ~~Other~~and ~~Events~~5.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

OnItem December 15, 2017, the Company and Commerce Union issued a joint press release announcing the voting results for the proposals considered at the Special Meeting and the special meeting of Commerce Union shareholders, also held on December 14, 2017, and the receipt of regulatory approvals required for the Merger5. ~~A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99~~01.1 ~~and~~Changes ~~incorporated~~in byControl ~~reference~~of ~~herein~~Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 92.01 ~~Financial~~is ~~Statements~~incorporated ~~and~~by ~~Exhibits~~reference into this Item 5.01.

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As of the Effective Time, Community First’s directors and executive officers ceased serving in such capacities. DeVan D. Ard, Jr., who served as the sole director of Merger Sub, was appointed as director of Community First and served in such capacity for the minute in time between the consummation of the Merger and the Second Step Merger. Mr. Ard, who served as President and Secretary of Merger Sub, was appointed to the same officer positions in Community First and served in such capacities for the minute in time between the consummation of the Merger and the Second Step Merger.

In addition, as of January 2, 2018, Louis Holloway’s and Jim Bratton’s respective employment agreements with Community First and Community First Bank were terminated, and were, in the case of Mr. Holloway, replaced by an employment agreement with Reliant and Reliant Bank, and, in the case of Mr. Bratton, replaced by an employment agreement with Reliant Bank.

Item 5.03.

Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Second Step Merger, the charter and the bylaws of Community First ceased to be in effect by operation of law and the organizational documents of Reliant (as successor to Community First by operation of law) remained the amended and restated charter, as amended, and the amended and restated bylaws of Reliant, as amended, consistent with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release, dated December 15, 2017
2.1*		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 22, 2017, by and among Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc., Pioneer Merger Sub, Inc., Reliant Bank, Community First, Inc., and Community First Bank & Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Community First’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 23, 2017).

~~SIGNATURE~~* The registrant has omitted schedules and similar attachments to the subject agreement pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.

~~Pursuant~~SIGNATURES ~~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.~~

~~COMMUNITY~~Pursuant ~~FIRST~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~INC.~~the ~~By:~~Registrant ~~/s/~~has ~~Louis~~duly E.caused ~~Holloway~~this ~~Name:~~report ~~Louis~~to E.be ~~Holloway~~signed ~~Title:~~on ~~Chief~~its ~~Executive~~behalf ~~Officer~~by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 15, 2017

RELIANT BANCORP, INC.

as successor to COMMUNITY FIRST, INC.

January 5, 2018

/s/ DeVan D. Ard, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

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