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) May 14, 1999 CLASSIC BANCSHARES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-27170 61-1289391 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification of incorporation) No.) 344 17th Street, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (606) 325-4789 -------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events On May 14, 1999, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99, announcing the completion of its acquisition of Citizens Bank, Grayson. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99 Press release dated May 14, 1999. 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. CLASSIC BANCSHARES, INC. Date: May 26, 1999 By: /s/Lisah M. Frazier ----------------- ------------------------------- Lisah M. Frazier, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT 99 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Additional Information Contact: David B. Barbour, President and Chief Executive Officer Lisah Frazier, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (606) 325-4789 Fax (606) 324-1307 CLASSIC BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF CITIZENS BANK, GRAYSON Ashland, Kentucky, -- May 14, 1999 -- Classic Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ - CLAS), the holding company for Classic Bank and The First National Bank of Paintsville, announced the completion of the acquisition of Citizens Bank, Grayson by Classic on May 14, 1999. At the close of the transaction, Citizens Bank, Grayson was merged with and into Classic Bank with Classic Bank as the surviving institution. The former shareholders of Citizens Bank, Grayson are entitled to receive $75.00 in cash for each Citizens Bank, Grayson share they held, for a total aggregate consideration of $4.5 million. Headquartered in Ashland, Kentucky, the Company had total assets of $142.9 million at March 31, 1999. Classic Bank operates at 344 Seventeenth Street, Ashland, Kentucky with two branch offices located in Boyd and Greenup Counties. First National Bank of Paintsville operates at 240 Main Street, Paintsville, Kentucky with one branch located in Johnson County.