SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 _______________ FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 1997 (April 10, 1997) ------------------------------ FIRST CITIZENS CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Georgia 333-4304 58-2232785 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 19 Jefferson Street, Newnan, Georgia 30263 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 253-5017 --------------------------- Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. ----------------------------------------- On April 10, 1997, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to report its acquisition of Tara Bankshares Corporation ("Tara"). Tara's audited financial statements as of December 31, 1996 and for the two years then ended are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. ------------ (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. ------------------------------- Pro forma financial information reflecting the Registrant's acquisition of Tara is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2. ------------ (c) Exhibits. -------- 99.1 Tara's audited financial statements as of December 31, 1996 and for the two years then ended. 99.2 Pro forma financial information reflecting the Registrant's acquisition of Tara: (a) Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1996; (b) Pro Forma Combined Statement of Income for the Year Ended March 31, 1996; and (c) Pro Forma Combined Statement of Income for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 1996. -2- 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. FIRST CITIZENS CORPORATION By:/s/ Thomas J. Moat -------------------------------------- Thomas J. Moat President and Chief Executive Officer Date: June 25, 1997 ---------------------------------- -3-