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Registration No. 333-47963
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ANSON BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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North Carolina 6036 56-2073894
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
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211 SOUTH GREENE STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 249
WADESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 28170-0249
(704)694-2122
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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EUGENE M. WARD, PRESIDENT
Anson Bancorp, Inc.
211 South Greene Street
Post Office Box 249
Wadesboro, NC 28170-0249
(704)694-2122
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
EUGENE M. WARD EDWARD C. WINSLOW III
PRESIDENT JEAN C. BROOKS
ANSON BANCORP, INC. BROOKS, PIERCE, MCLENDON,
211 SOUTH GREENE STREET HUMPHREY & LEONARD, L.L.P.
POST OFFICE BOX 249 2000 RENAISSANCE PLAZA
WADESBORO, NC 28170-0249 POST OFFICE BOX 26000
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27420
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Pursuant to Item 512 of Regulation S-B, the Registrant hereby amends this
Registration Statement to remove from registration 287,726 shares of the 872,850
shares of its common stock, no par value, registered hereby. The offerings have
been completed; 585,124 shares of the Registrant's common stock were sold in the
Subscription Offering and no shares were sold in the Community Offering or the
Syndicated Community Offering.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Wadesboro, State of North Carolina, on the 28th day
of October, 1998.
ANSON BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/Eugene M. Ward
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Eugene M. Ward, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/Eugene M. Ward
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Eugene M. Ward, President and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/Nancy H. Allan
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Nancy H. Allen, Treasurer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/Preston A. Burns
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Preston A. Burns, Chairman of the Board
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/John J. Crawford
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John J. Crawford, Director
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/W. Kenneth Huntley
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W. Kenneth Huntley, Director
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/Emmett S. Patterson
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Emmett S. Patterson, Director
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/John R. Potter
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John R. Potter, Director
Date: October 28, 1998 By: /s/H. Patrick Taylor, Jr.
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H. Patrick Taylor, Jr., Director
