FIRST NATIONAL BANCORP /GA/
8-K, 1995-07-25
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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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
                              
                              
                              
                              
                      July 25, 1995
      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
                              
                              
                              
                              
                  FIRST NATIONAL BANCORP
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
     Georgia             0-10657            58-1415138
 (state or other     (Commission File     (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of           No.)           Identification
  incorporation)                             Number)
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
303 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Suite 700, Gainesville, Georgia
                          30501
     (address of principal executive office) (zip code)
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                      (404) 503-2000
     (Registrants telephone number, including area code)
                              
                              
                              
                              
                        No change
   (Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS

(a)  On July 25, 1995, officials of the Registrant, First
     National Bancorp, FBAC ("First Bancorp"), Gainesville,
     Georgia, and Bank of Heard County, Franklin, Georgia,
     signed a Letter of Intent to Merge whereby First
     Bancorp will acquire all of the outstanding stock of
     the $40 million asset Bank of Heard County.  The merger
     will be structured as a tax free exchange of stock
     whereby each share of Bank of Heard County common stock
     will be exchanged for 325.58 shares of First Bancorp
     $1.00 par value common stock with the transaction to be
     accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method of
     accounting.  Bank of Heard County currently has
     outstanding 1,000 shares of common stock.  No cash,
     except for fractional shares, will be offered in the
     transaction.  Following the signing of the Letter of
     Intent, First Bancorp and Bank of Heard County will
     prepare and execute a definitive agreement of merger.
     The merger is subject to the execution of the
     definitive agreement, Bank of Heard County shareholder
     approval and the approval of various state and federal
     regulatory authorities.

     Currently, total consolidated assets of Bank of Heard
     County are $40 million and shareholders equity is $4
     million.  Bank of Heard County is a state chartered
     commercial bank.

     First Bancorp is currently a $3.1 billion asset holding
     company located in Gainesville, Georgia.  First Bancorp
     is a bank and thrift holding company with 18 commercial
     bank and 2 savings bank affiliates.  If the merger is
     consummated, Bank of Heard County will become First
     Bancorp's 21st bank subsidiary and the company will
     have 65 offices in over 40 communities in North Georgia
     and Central Florida.


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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.


                              FIRST NATIONAL BANCORP
                              (Registrant)





                              By:  /s/ C. Talmadge Garrison
                                   C. Talmadge Garrison
                                   Senior Vice President
                                   Secretary & Treasurer


Date:  July 25, 1995



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