ATLANTA, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- State Bank Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STBZ) will be presenting on Wednesday May 16, 2012 at 9:05 a.m. CDT at the 2012 Gulf South Bank Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, LA. State Bank Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Dan Speight and CFO Tom Callicutt will be discussing the history of State Bank and its recent financial performance.    

A live webcast of the presentation will be available through the event website, http://investor.shareholder.com/hbhc/2012/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=112786. Corresponding slides of the presentation will be available under the "Investors" tab at State Bank's website at www.statebt.com. An audio replay will also be made available on the State Bank website following the presentation.

About State Bank Financial Corporation and State & Trust Company

State Bank Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STBZ) is the holding company for State Bank and Trust Company, one of Georgia's best-capitalized banks, with approximately $2.68 billion in assets as of March 31, 2012. State Bank has locations in Metro Atlanta and Middle Georgia. State Bank Financial Corporation is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and State Bank and Trust Company is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

State Bank was named the best performing community bank in the United States for 2011 by SNL Financial LC for banks between $500 million and $5 billion in assets. 

Since 2009 State Bank has been an active acquirer of the assets and deposits of failed banks in Metro Atlanta and Middle Georgia. To date, State Bank has completed 12 transactions facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

To learn more about State Bank, visit www.statebt.com.

SOURCE State Bank Financial Corporation