Form 8-K/A Amendment NO.1 to Current Report

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CURRENT REPORT

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) April 15, 2004

 

 

AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

North Carolina   000-30517   56-2179531

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification number)

 

4500 Cameron Valley Parkway, Suite 150, Charlotte, NC 28211

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 225-8444

 

2593 West Roosevelt Boulevard, Monroe, North Carolina 28111-0418

(Former address of principal executive offices)

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

American Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K, originally, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 16, 2004, in order to file pro forma financial information pursuant to Item 7(b)(1) of Form 8-K within sixty (60) days of April 16, 2004, as permitted under Items 7(b)(2) and 7(a)(4) of Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

 

(a) At 6:01 p.m. on April 15, 2004, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 5, 2003 between American Community Bancshares, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina (the “Registrant”), the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, American Community Bank, Monroe, North Carolina, FNB Bancshares, Inc., Gaffney, South Carolina (“FNB”) and FNB’s wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of the Carolinas, Gaffney, South Carolina, FNB was merged with and into the Registrant with the Registrant as the surviving corporation. First National Bank of the Carolinas became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant as a result of the transaction.

 

The merger agreement was approved by the respective shareholders of the Registrant and FNB at special meetings of the shareholders of each company held on March 4, 2004.

 

The Registrant exchanged an aggregate of 617,343 shares of its common stock and $7,075,616 in cash for all of the outstanding shares of FNB common stock. Under the terms of the merger agreement, approximately 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of FNB common stock were exchanged for shares of the Registrant’s common stock and approximately 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of FNB’s common stock were exchanged for cash.

 

In connection with the merger, the board of directors of the Registrant was reconstituted by increasing the number of directors to include two former directors of FNB and one, as yet unnamed, new director who will be a resident of First National Bank of the Carolinas’ market area.

 

(b) Pursuant to the merger agreement, the Registrant has acquired all assets of FNB and First National Bank of the Carolinas including plant, equipment, and physical property which all were used in the business of banking and other such business as is closely related to banking. The Registrant intends to continue using this plant, equipment, and physical property in the same manner as FNB and First National Bank of the Carolinas prior to the merger.

 

The merger received the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions.

 

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE

 

On April 15, 2004, the Registrant announced that it had completed its acquisition of FNB Bancshares, Inc. and FNB’s wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of the Carolinas. A copy of the Registrant’s press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of FNB is incorporated by reference into this Item 5 from Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on April 16, 2004.

 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired

 

The audited consolidated balance sheets of FNB Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, and the notes and report of independent auditors related thereto are incorporated into this Item 7(a) by reference to Item 7 (pages 31-51) of FNB Bancshares, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Commission on March 26, 2004 (File No. 000-22505).

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information is incorporated by reference into this Item 7(b) by reference to Exhibit 99.2, filed herewith:

 

  (i) Introductory Paragraph

 

  (ii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2004

 

  (iii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income for the Three Months ended March 31, 2004

 

  (iv) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

  (v) Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

 

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(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1   The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 5, 2003, by and between the Registrant, FNB Bancshares, Inc., American Community Bank and First National Bank of the Carolinas is incorporated by reference into this Item 7(c) to Appendix A to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-110978) filed with the Commission on December 5, 2003.
Exhibit 99.1   Registrant’s Press Release, dated April 15, 2004, is incorporated by reference into this Item 7(c) from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on April 16, 2004.
Exhibit 99.2   Pro Forma Financial Information (filed herewith)

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements with respect to each of the Registrant, FNB and the combined company following the merger, as well as the goals, plans, objectives, intentions, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the Registrant, including, without limitation, (i) statements relating to the benefits of the merger, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues, and the effect to reported earnings that may be realized from the merger, (ii) statements regarding certain of the Registrant’s goals and expectations with respect to earnings, earnings per share, revenue, expenses, and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (iii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “intends”, “plans”, “targets”, “probably”, “potentially”, “projects” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Registrant’s control).

 

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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.

 

AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

By:

  

/s/ Randy P. Helton

   

Randy P. Helton, President and CEO

 

Dated: June 8, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Exhibit

10.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger (Incorporated by Reference)
99.1   Press Release dated April 15, 2004 (Incorporated by Reference)
99.2   Pro Forma Financial Information (Filed Herewith)

 

 

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