SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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): February 6, 2004
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 No.) |
P.O. Box 128, 23 North Main Street
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(828) 496-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Bank of Granite Corporation
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| Item 7. — Exhibits | | | 3 | |
| Item 9 – Regulation FD Disclosure | | | 3 | |
| Signatures | | | 4 | |
| Exhibit 99(a) News Release dated February 6, 2004 | | | 5 | |
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Item 7 – Exhibits
99 Additional Exhibits
| | (a) | | News Release dated February 6, 2004 |
Item 9 – Regulation FD Disclosure
| | (a) | | On February 6, 2004, Bank of Granite Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release to announce the departure of Wesley W. Sturges as Executive Vice President of the Company. In connection with payments being made to Mr. Sturges pursuant to this event and a consulting agreement between the Company and Mr. Sturges, the Company will incur a charge to earnings during its first quarter of approximately $294,000 after tax, or approximately $0.02 per share. |
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| | | | The news release referred to herein is included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99(a). |
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 Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel and general economic conditions.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Bank of Granite Corporation |
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| February 6, 2004 | | By: /s/ Kirby A. Tyndall |
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| | | Kirby A. Tyndall
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer |
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