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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GATEWAY BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 58-2202210
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
5102 Alabama Highway, Ringgold, Georgia 30736
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1)
please check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a
concurrent registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box.[ ]
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
None.
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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Common Stock, $5.00 par value per share
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This Registration Statement contains a total of 3 pages.
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant registered hereby
is incorporated by reference to the description of the Registrant's capital
stock set forth in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
Registration No. 33-80855, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and any amendments to such Registration Statement filed subsequently thereto,
including any form of Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of the Registration Statement.
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Gateway Bancshares, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
33-80855)).
3.2 Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration
No. 33-80855)).
4.1 Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders. See
Articles of Incorporation at Exhibit 3.1 hereto and Bylaws at
Exhibit 3.2 hereto.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GATEWAY BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ Robert G. Peck
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Robert G. Peck
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 30, 1998
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