SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): | December 16, 2008 |
AMERICAN PATRIOT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Tennessee | 000-50771 | 20-0307691 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Incorporation or Organization) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
| 3095 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Greeneville, Tennessee | 37745 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (423) 636-1555 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On December 18, 2008, American Patriot Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, announcing that Michael Burns has been elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and the Company’s subsidiary, American Patriot Bank (the “Bank”).
Mr. Burns, who was elected to the Board on December 16, 2008, has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Burns and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Burns has not been a party to any transactions that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
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| | The information set forth in Item 5.02 above is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| | See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page. |
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.
| | AMERICAN PATRIOT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | |
| Dated: December 18, 2008 | By: | /s/ Jerry A. Simmerly |
| | Name: | Jerry A. Simmerly |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by American Patriot Financial Group, Inc. dated December 18, 2008 |
