UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): October 19, 2017

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-35655	27-1454759
(State or other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	File Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

4725 Piedmont Row Drive, Suite 110

Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 554-5901

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations And Financial Condition.

On October 19, 2017, Capital Bank Financial Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 herewith and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Capital Bank Financial Corp. dated October 19, 2017.

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 hereunto duly authorized.



	CAPITAL BANK FINANCIAL CORP. (Registrant)


Date: October 19, 2017	By:	/s/ Christopher G. Marshall
		Christopher G. Marshall Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Capital Bank Financial Corp. dated October 19, 2017.

Capital Bank Financial Corp. 8-K