As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2008
Registration No. 333-142817
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
METRO BANCSHARES, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Georgia | 6022 | 20-8825618 | ||
(State of Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
7475 Douglas Boulevard
Douglasville, Georgia 30135
(404) 354-0819
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
7475 Douglas Boulevard
Douglasville, Georgia 30154
(Address of principal place of business or intended principal place of business)
Kenneth L. Barber
7475 Douglas Boulevard
Douglasville, Georgia 30135
(404) 354-0819
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
With Copies to:
Robert C. Schwartz, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Suite 3100, Promenade II
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 815-3758
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable.
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DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SHARES
The sole purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Metro Bancshares, Inc. (Commission File No. 333-142817) is to remove from registration the shares of Metro Bancshares’ common stock offered to the public that remained unsold at the end of the offering. Metro Bancshares sold a total of 2,452,347 shares of common stock in the offering which closed on March 21, 2008. The 347,653 shares that remained unsold at the close of the offering are hereby deregistered.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Douglasville, State of Georgia, on April 16, 2008.
METRO BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Barber | |
Kenneth L. Barber President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive) |
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated:
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Kenneth L. Barber | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Kenneth L. Barber | ||||
/s/ Johnny L. Blankenship* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Johnny L. Blankenship | ||||
/s/ Douglas C. Davidson, Sr.* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Douglas C. Davidson, Sr. | ||||
/s/ Allen K. DeNyse* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Allen K. DeNyse | ||||
/s/ Eric L. Johnson* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Eric L. Johnson | ||||
/s/ George F. Nemchik* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
George F. Nemchik | ||||
/s/ Paul David Orr* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Paul David Orr | ||||
/s/ Dudley W. Spruill* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Dudley W. Spruill | ||||
/s/ B. Neil Warren* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
B. Neil Warren | ||||
/s/ Eric J. Wilhelm* | Director | April 16, 2008 | ||
Eric J. Wilhelm |
*/s/ Kenneth L. Barber | ||||
Kenneth L. Barber Attorney-in-fact |