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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): July 30, 1997
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ABC Bancorp
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 0-16181 58-1456434
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation) Number)
310 First Street, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia 31768
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (912) 890-1111
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Item 5. Other Events
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Sidney J. Wooten, III, a Director and Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of ABC Bancorp, has resigned his current positions at ABC
Bancorp effective September 15, 1997.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits. None.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ABC BANCORP
By: \s\ W. Edwin Lane, Jr.
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Name: W. Edwin Lane, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Dated as of July 30, 1997
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