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☑ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware to Commission file number 001-38058 Cadence Bancorporation ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2800 Post Oak Boulevard , Suite 3800 , Houston , Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Class A Common Stock 47-1329858 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 713 ) 871-4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CADE 77056 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Act . Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☑ ☐ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☐ No ☑ As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the voting shares of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 0.9 billion . This figure is based on the closing sale price of $ 8.86 per share of the registrant's Class A common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share ( the " Class A common stock " ) on June 30 , 2020 . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Class A Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value Class DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 124,457,864 Outstanding as of February 26 , 2021 Portions of the Company's Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders , which will be filed within 120 days after December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference into Part II , Item 5 and Part III , Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .