Registration No. 33-60951
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 56-1355866
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
22 Union Street, North
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION 1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Lawrence M. Kimbrough, President
First Charter Corporation
22 Union Street, North
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025
(Name and address of agent for service)
(704) 786-3300
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
With copies to:
J. Richard Hazlett, Esq.,
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore
Post Office Box 31247
Charlotte, North Carolina 28231
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First Charter Corporation (the "Company") hereby deregisters
78,527 shares of its Common Stock, $5.00 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), previously registered in connection with the
First Charter Corporation 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"1993 ESPP"). The Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed in
connection with the 1993 ESPP registered the maximum amount of
shares that could be issued to participants pursuant to the 1993
ESPP. The 1993 ESPP terminated by its terms effective December 31,
1995, and 21,473 shares of Common Stock were purchased by or
issued to participants pursuant to the 1993 ESPP.
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SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Concord, State of North Carolina, on
January 24, 1996.
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION
By: LAWRENCE M. KIMBROUGH
Lawrence M. Kimbrough
President