ATHENS, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Athens Bancshares Corporation (the "Company") AFCB, the holding company for Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association, announced today that the Company's stockholders overwhelmingly approved the Company's pending merger with CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. at a special stockholders' meeting held earlier today.

The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

Athens Bancshares Corporation is the parent holding company of Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association, a FDIC-insured national bank organized in 1934.  The Bank is headquartered in Athens, Tennessee and provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its nine offices located in southeast Tennessee.

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