Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. announces that September 28, 2017 James H. Graves was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the previously announced resignation of John N. Foy. Mr. Graves will serve a term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Graves was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Also on September 28, 2017, the Board of Directors reduced the size of the Board from 13 to 11, eliminating two directorships that were previously subject to designation rights of institutional shareholders. Mr. Graves has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry and currently serves as a director at Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. where he has served since 1995 and First Cash, Inc. where he has served as a director since 1996. Mr. Graves also serves as a director of various privately-held companies, including BankCap Partners LP (a founding investor in ACBI) and a healthcare technology company. Mr. Graves has served as Managing Director and Partner of Erwin, Graves & Jones, LP. Mr. Graves also served as Executive Vice President of Financial Strategy for DeviceFidelity Inc. from March 2008 through September 2012. Mr. Graves served as a director, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer of Detwiler, Mitchell & Co. from June 2002 until June 2006. Prior to that, he held various positions, including Chief Operating Officer, with J.C. Bradford & Company. He also worked for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. as the head of the energy group and later as head of the industry investment banking groups in New York.