SmartFinancial annual meeting elects 11 directors and ratifies FORVIS as auditor

SMARTFINANCIAL INC.

81.11% of shares present; all 11 director nominees elected, including Cathy G. Ackermann and Victor L. Barrett.
Ratification of FORVIS as independent auditor for FY2023: 13,737,706 for, 52,675 against, 2,152 abstentions.
Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 10,302,680 for, 174,509 against, 4,872 abstentions.

item 5.07

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

SMARTFINANCIAL INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-25 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-25

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Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected each director nominee by the vote indicated for each such nominee below: NAME VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Cathy G. Ackermann 10,113,863 368,198 3,310,472 Victor L. Barrett 8,551,694 1,930,367 3,310,472 William ("Billy") Y. Carroll Jr. 9,993,238 488,823 3,310,472 William ("Bill") Y. Carroll Sr. 9,965,480 516,581 3,310,472 Ted C. Miller 10,022,193 459,868 3,310,472 David A. Ogle 7,559,266 2,922,795 3,310,472 John Presley 9,951,775 530,286 3,310,472 Steven B. Tucker 8,636,203 1,845,858 3,310,472 Wesley M. ("Miller") Welborn 9,970,894 511,167 3,310,472 Keith E. Whaley, O.D. 10,002,981 479,080 3,310,472 Geoffrey A. Wolpert 8,439,877 2,042,184 3,310,472

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

SMARTFINANCIAL INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of FORVIS, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-25

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Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, by the following vote: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 13,737,706 52,675 2,152 -

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

SMARTFINANCIAL INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Compensation of SmartFinancial’s Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-25 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-25

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Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of SmartFinancial’s Named Executive Officers. The Company’s shareholders ratified the advisory vote on the compensation of SmartFinancial’s named executive officers, by the following vote: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 10,302,680 174,509 4,872 3,310,472

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