Registration No. 333-98161
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2011
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Charter Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Federal | 58-2659667 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS employer identification number) | |
| 1233 O.G. Skinner Drive West Point, Georgia | 31833 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Charter Financial Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan
Charter Financial Corporation 2001 Recognition and Retention Plan
CharterBank 401(k) Plan
(Full title of plan)
Mr. Robert L. Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
1233 O.G. Skinner Drive
West Point, Georgia 31833
(Name and address of agent for service)
(706) 645-1391
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Eric Luse, Esq.
Robert B. Pomerenk, Esq.
Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C.
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 780
Washington, D.C. 20015
(202) 274-2000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | x | |||
DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES
This post-effective amendment (this “Amendment”), filed by Charter Financial Corporation (the “Company”), deregisters the remaining shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), that had been registered for issuance pursuant to the Charter Financial Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended (“Option Plan”), and the Charter Financial Corporation 2001 Recognition and Retention Plan, as amended (together with the Option Plan, the “Stock Benefit Plans”) on the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2002 (File No. 333-98161) (the “Registration Statement”) as of the date of this Amendment. The shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Stock Benefit Plans that were registered under the Registration Statement are included in a new registration statement on Form S-8.
SIGNATURE
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of West Point, State of Georgia on January 13, 2011.
| CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Johnson | |
| Robert L. Johnson | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Duly Authorized Representative) | ||
