Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02(e). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of

Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Amendment and Restatement of the LTI Plan

On April 19, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) approved, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board, the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Executive Officer Long Term Incentive Plan, effective as of April 19, 2018 (the “LTI Plan”). Under the LTI Plan, the Committee selects key employees of the Company and its affiliates who may be eligible to earn a bonus, which is payable based on the extent to which the Committee determines that pre-established performance goals have been met for a given bonus period. Performance metrics may be based on individual performance, business unit, division or similar performance, company-wide performance, or any combination of the foregoing, and bonus periods (absent Committee determination otherwise) must be at least one-year in length. The LTI Plan provides that bonuses may be denominated as a fixed dollar amount, fixed number of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) or on any other basis determined by the Company, in addition to in cash as a percentage of a participant’s base salary as previously provided. Bonuses may be paid in a lump sum in cash, in Common Stock or in any combination of cash and Common Stock, at the discretion of the Committee. Any shares of Common Stock earned under the LTI Plan are issued under, and subject to the terms of, the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2015 Plan”). The LTI Plan was amended in part in order to more fully align with the Company’s long-term incentive program for the 2020 Performance Period (as defined below). In addition, the LTI Plan was amended to enhance Committee discretion in granting and settling awards in certain circumstances (including but not limited to the ability to alter plan defaults when defining base salary, disability and retirement, establishing performance levels and paying bonuses following certain employment terminations) and to make certain other technical amendments.

The foregoing summary of the LTI Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the LTI Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

2018 Performance Measures Set for the LTI Plan

On April 18, 2018, the Committee, to authority delegated to it by the Board and subject to Board approval of the amended and restated LTI Plan, established performance metrics under the LTI Plan for the performance period January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Performance Period”). The Committee selected Douglas L. Williams, Patrick T. Oakes and Richard A. Oglesby, in addition to other key employees, to participate in the LTI Plan.

Performance goals established under the LTI Plan for the 2020 Performance Period include (i) three-year return on average operating assets (“ROAA”) and (ii) three-year total shareholder return relative to the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (“Relative TSR”), with each performance metric equally weighted. Bonus opportunity is based upon achievement of the given performance metric at threshold, target and maximum performance levels (with linear interpolation between the levels). No bonus will be paid for a performance metric if threshold performance for that metric is not obtained. Target bonus amounts are expressed in dollars equaling 35% of the executive’s base salary, or 45% in the case of Mr. Williams. Bonuses are subject to a maximum of 200% of the target amount. Bonuses for the 2020 Performance Period under the LTI Plan will be evidenced by the issuance of performance share awards under the 2015 Plan and settled in shares of Common Stock to the extent earned, subject to approval by the Committee of forms of Performance Share Award Agreements reflecting the terms described herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.Description

Exhibit 10.1	Executive Officer Long Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective April 19, 2018)

EXHIBIT INDEX

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About Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI)
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Atlantic Capital Bank (the Bank). The Bank operates as a full service, locally-managed commercial bank. The Bank provides an array of credit, treasury management and deposit products and services to growth businesses, middle market corporations, commercial real estate developers and investors, and private clients. Its wealth management division offers financial planning, trust administration, investment management, brokerage and estate planning services. It also provides selected capital markets, mortgage banking, and electronic banking services to its corporate, business and individual clients. Its private banking credit products include loans to individuals for personal and investment purposes, such as secured installment and term loans, and home equity lines of credit. Its specialty corporate financial services include payments industry banking, financial institutions banking and capital markets services.