As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 1996. Registration File No. 33-51212 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) South Carolina 74-2235055 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 101 West Main Street Laurens, South Carolina 29360 (864) 984-4551 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) THE PALMETTO BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST (Full Title of the plan) L. Leon Patterson, Chairman and CEO Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. 101 West Main Street Laurens, South Carolina 29360 (864) 984-4551 (Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: Lee Ann Anderson McCall, Esq. Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A. Post Office Box 728 Greenville, South Carolina 29602-0728 (864) 242-8200 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================================================= Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Title of Securities Amount to Offering Price Aggregate Amount of to be Registered be Registered(1) Per Share(1) Offering Price(1) Registration Fee(1) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value 0 shares $0 $0 $0 $5.00 per share ================================================================================================================================= (1) No shares are to be registered pursuant to this post-effective amendment. This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Commission File No. 33-51212, filed on August 20, 1992 (the "Registration Statement"), is filed as of May 16, 1996. All securities registered on the Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to The Palmetto Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust. The purpose of this Amendment is to terminate the Registration Statement. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Laurens, State of South Carolina, as of May 14, 1996. Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. By: /s/ L. Leon Patterson L. Leon Patterson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated: Signature Title Date /s/ L. Leon Patterson Chairman of the Board May 14, 1996 L. Leon Patterson and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Paul W. Stringer President and Chief May 14, 1996 Paul W. Stringer Operating Officer /s/ James A. Cannon Director May 14, 1996 James A. Cannon /s/ Russell B. Emerson Director May 14, 1996 Russell B. Emerson /s/ John T. Gramling, II Director May 14, 1996 John T. Gramling, II /s/ James M. Shoemaker, Jr. Director May 14, 1996 James M. Shoemaker, Jr. /s/ J. David Wasson, Jr. Director May 14, 1996 J. David Wasson, Jr. Director May __, 1996 W. Fred Davis, Jr. /s/ David P. George, Jr. Director May 14, 1996 David P. George, Jr. /s/ Michael D. Glenn Director May 14, 1996 Michael D. Glenn