ECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM 10-K/A |
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(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE |
ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 |
OR |
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES |
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________to _________ |
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Commission File Number 2-27985 |
1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Georgia | 58-0521233 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
213 East Tugalo Street | |
Post Office Box 880 | |
Toccoa, Georgia | 30577 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (706) 886-7571 |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
None |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: |
None |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No __ | |
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X | |
Information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X | |
(Cover page 1 of 2 pages) | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes _ No X | |
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant: Not Applicable. | ||
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: | |
Class | Outstanding at February 28, 2005 |
Common Stock, $100 Par Value | 1,700 Shares |
Non-Voting Common Stock, No Par Value | 168,300 Shares |
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: |
Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to security holders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 are incorporated by reference into Parts I, II and IV of this Form 10-K. |
(Cover page 2 of 2 pages) |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
1st Franklin Financial Corporation (the "Company") is filing this amendment to its annual report on Form 10-K, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005 (the "Annual Report"), solely to correct certain typographical inaccuracies previously contained in Item 12 thereof. In accordance with Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the complete text of Item 12, as so amended, is set forth below. In addition and pursuant to Rule 12b-15 of the Act, the Company is filing herewith certain currently dated certifications. No other information contained in the Annual Report is being amended hereby. |
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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT: |
(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners as of December 31, 2004: |
Ownership listed below represents ownership in the Company with respect to any person (including any “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of the Company’s voting securities. |
Name and Address of | Amount and Nature of | Percent | |
Beneficial Owner | Title of Class | Beneficial Ownership | Class |
Ben F. Cheek, III | Voting Common Stock | 1,160 Shares - Direct | 68.24% |
225 Valley Drive | |||
Toccoa, Georgia 30577 | |||
Ben F. Cheek, IV | Voting Common Stock | 180 Shares - Direct | 10.59% |
3946 Beaver Dam Road | |||
Toccoa, Georgia 30577 | |||
Virginia C. Herring | Voting Common Stock | 180 Shares - Direct | 10.59% |
363 Summit Ridge Drive | |||
Toccoa, Georgia 30577 | |||
David W. Cheek | Voting Common Stock | 180 Shares - Direct | 10.59% |
3575 Lake Seminole Dr. | |||
Buford, Georgia 30519 |
(b) Security Ownership of Management as of December 31, 2004: |
Ownership listed below represents ownership in each class of equity securities of the Company, by (i) Directors and Executive Officers of the Company named in the summary compensation table and (ii) all Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as a group: |
Amount and Nature of | Percent | ||
Name | Title of Class | Beneficial Ownership | Class |
Ben F. Cheek, III | Voting Common Stock | 1,160 Shares - Direct | 68.24% |
Non-Voting Common Stock | 574 Shares - Direct(1) | .34% | |
Ben F. Cheek, IV | Voting Common Stock | 180 Shares - Direct | 10.59% |
Non-Voting Common Stock | 18,011 Shares - Direct | 10.70% | |
Non-Voting Common Stock | 75,794 Shares - Indirect(1) | 45.04% | |
Virginia C. Herring | Voting Common Stock | 180 Shares - Direct | 10.59% |
Non-Voting Common Stock | 18,012 Shares - Direct | 10.70% | |
Non-Voting Common Stock | 75,795 Shares - Indirect(1) | 45.04% | |
A. Roger Guimond | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Amount and Nature of | Percent | ||
Name | Title of Class | Beneficial Ownership | Of Class |
A. Jarrell Coffee | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
Phoebe P. Martin | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
Lynn E. Cox | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
John G. Sample, Jr. | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
C. Dean Scarborough | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
Jack D. Stovall | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
Robert E. Thompson | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
Keith D. Watson | Voting Common Stock | None | None |
Non-Voting Common Stock | None | None | |
All Directors and | |||
Executive Officers | Voting Common Stock | 1,520 Shares - Direct | 89.41% |
as a Group | Non-Voting Common Stock | 574 Shares - Direct (1) | |
(12 persons) | Non-Voting Common Stock | 151,589 - Indirect (1) |
(1) | Effective January 1, 1997, the Company elected S Corporation status for income tax reporting purposes. Because partnerships are ineligible to be S Corporation shareholders, Cheek Investments, L.P. distributed its shares of the non-voting common stock to its eight partners (Ben F. Cheek, III, Elizabeth Cheek, wife of Ben F. Cheek, III, and six trusts). Ben F. Cheek, III owns 574 shares, or .34%, of the Company’s non-voting common stock directly. |
Ben F. Cheek, III and Elizabeth Cheek were the original grantors of the six trusts referred to above, which are irrevocable trusts. Two trusts were established for the benefit of each of Ben F. Cheek, IV, Virginia C. Herring and David W. Cheek, children of Ben F. Cheek, III and Elizabeth Cheek. The trustees of each of the trusts, who, by virtue of dispositive power over the assets thereof, are deemed to be the beneficial owners of shares of the Company's non-voting common stock contained therein, are the two children named above who are not the named beneficiaries of each of the respective trusts. |
(c) | The Company knows of no contractual arrangements which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company |
SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized: |
1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
March 31, 2005 | By: /s/ Ben F. Cheek, III |
Date | Ben F. Cheek, III |
Chairman of Board |
1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||
Exhibit No. | Description | Page No. |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 8 |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 9 |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 10 |
32.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 11 |