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): December 17, 2004 ------------------------------ BG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Tennessee 000-50771 20-0307691 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification Number) 3095 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (423) 636-1555 ---------------------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers On December 13, 2004, Rance P. Merkel resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of BG Financial Group, Inc. 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. BG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Dated: December 17, 2004 By: /s/ J. Robert Grubbs ------------------------------------- J. Robert Grubbs President and Chief Executive Officer