UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 29549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | | July 16, 2003 |
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Bank of Granite Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-15956 | | 56-1550545 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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| P.O. Box 128, 23 North Main Street, Granite Falls, N.C. | | | | 28630 |
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(828) 496-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Bank of Granite Corporation
INDEX
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| Item 7 - Exhibits | | | 3 | |
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| Item 9 - Regulation FD Disclosure | | | 3 | |
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| Signatures | | | 4 | |
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| Exhibit 99 (a) News Release dated July 16, 2003 | | | 5 | |
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Item 7 — Exhibits
99 Additional Exhibits
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| | (a) News Release dated July 16, 2003 |
Item 9 — Regulation FD Disclosure
(a) On July 16, 2003, the Registrant issued a news release to announce the completion of its merger with First Commerce Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina effective at 11:59 p.m. on July 15, 2003.
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Registrant and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.
The news of this event was released on July 16, 2003, as evidenced by Exhibit 99(a) to this Form 8-K.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | | Bank of Granite Corporation |
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| July 16, 2003 | | By: | | /s/ Kirby A. Tyndall |
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| | | | | Kirby A. Tyndall |
| | | | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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