SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): March 15, 2000 ________________ FIRST DEPOSIT BANCSHARES, INC. ------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Georgia 000-26033 58-2443683 - ----------------------------------------------- --------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer or organization) Identification No.) 8458 Campbellton Street Douglasville, Georgia 30134-1803 -------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (770) 942-5108 -------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable ---------------------------- (Former name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report) FIRST DEPOSIT BANCSHARES, INC. INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT Item 5. Other Events The Registrant announced that it had received the required approvals necessary to implement a stock repurchase plan to purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common stock held by persons other than First Deposit Bancshares, Inc. The Registrant will purchase up to 72,450 shares of its outstanding common stock. For further details, reference is made to the Press Release dated March 15, 2000, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this reference. Item 7. Financial Statements And Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release dated March 15, 2000. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FIRST DEPOSIT BANCSHARES, INC. Date: March 15, 2000 /s/ J. David Higgins -------------------- J. David Higgins President and Chief Executive Officer