EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Reporting Persons are filing this Amendment No. 8 on Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 8”) to amend the Schedule 13D filed on November 26, 2010 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on August 27, 2012, Amendment No. 2 filed on September 28, 2012, Amendment No. 3 filed on January 4, 2013, Amendment No. 4 filed on January 23, 2013, Amendment No. 5 filed on February 21, 2013, Amendment No. 6 filed on November 5, 2014 and Amendment No. 7 filed on October 2, 2015, the “13D Filing”). Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 13D Filing. Except as specifically amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the 13D Filing remains in full force and effect.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
Item 4 of the 13D Filing is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately prior to the last paragraph thereof:
In connection with the merger (the “Merger”) of the Issuer with and into Ameris Bancorp (“Ameris”) on March 11, 2016, pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated September 30, 2015 between the Issuer and Ameris, all of the shares of JAXB Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, without interest, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, and at the election of each Reporting Person as provided in and subject to the Merger Agreement, either (i) that number of shares of Ameris common stock, par value $1.00 per share, that equals 0.5861 per shares of JAXB Common Stock or (ii) $16.50 in cash per share of JAXB Common Stock.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
Item 5(a) and (b) of the 13D Filing is hereby amended and restated as follows:
As a result of the Merger, all of the shares of JAXB Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons have been cancelled, and as of the effective time of the Merger, the Reporting Persons own no shares of JAXB Common Stock and cease to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of JAXB Common Stock.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits |
Item 7 of the 13D Filing is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following:
| Exhibit 22 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated March 15, 2016, by and among CapGen Capital Group IV LP, CapGen Capital Group IV LLC, Robert B. Goldstein, Eugene A. Ludwig and John W. Rose. |