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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10, 2000
(October 6, 2000)
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COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-16461 63-0868361
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
MAIN STREET 35031
BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(205) 429-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Attached as Exhibit 16 is a letter dated October 4, 2000 from KPMG LLP
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the disclosures
made by the Registrant in a current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2000. The Registrant received this
letter on October 6, 2000.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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16 Letter dated October 4, 2000 from KPMG LLP to the Securities
and Exchange Commission
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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.
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ Bishop K. Walker, Jr.
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Bishop K. Walker, Jr.
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Date: October 10, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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16 Letter dated October 4, 2000 from KPMG LLP to the Securities
and Exchange Commission
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