UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 31, 2005
ABC Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Georgia | 001-13901 | 58-1456434 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 24 2nd Avenue, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia | 31768 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (229) 890-1111
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 31, 2005, ABC Bancorp issued a press release announcing its intentions to begin consolidating its subsidiary bank charters across Georgia, Alabama and northern Florida into a single charter. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report is filed herewith pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) – (b) | Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information. None. | |||
| (c) | Exhibits. | |||
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 31, 2005. | |||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ABC BANCORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr. | |
| Dennis J. Zember Jr., | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: August 31, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 31, 2005. |