UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2015
FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Tennessee (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-10972 (Commission File Number) |
62-1148660 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
816 South Garden Street, Columbia, Tennessee 38401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(931) 388-3145
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD.
On November 20, 2015, First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a corporate reorganization plan (the “Plan”) providing for the termination of the Company’s reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Under the plan, holders of fewer than 400 shares of Company common stock will receive cash in exchange for their shares in an amount determined based on a valuation by an independent third party. Shareholders owning 400 or more shares will be unaffected by the Plan.
The information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press release issued by First Farmers and Merchants Corporation on November 20, 2015.1 |
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1 Furnished, not filed. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION |
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Date: November 20, 2015 |
By: /s/ Robert E. Krimmel |
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Robert E. Krimmel |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press release issued by First Farmers and Merchants Corporation on November 20, 2015.1 |
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1 Furnished, not filed. |
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