PREMIER BANCSHARES INC /GA
POS AM, 1998-01-06
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As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 1998
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              Registration No. 333-36775
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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                   Washington, D.C.  20549
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               POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                             TO
                          FORM S-4
                   REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                            UNDER
                 THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                              
                              
                     PREMIER BANCSHARES, INC.
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   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
   Georgia                     6025               58-1793778
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(State of other         (Primary Standard       (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of         Industrial Classi-    Identification No.)
incorporation)          fication Code No.)
                              
                     2180 Atlanta Plaza
                  950 East Paces Ferry Road
                   Atlanta, Georgia 30326
                       (404) 814-3090
                              
     (Address, including ZIP Code, and telephone number, including
        area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
                              
                  Steven S. Dunlevie, Esq.
                 Elizabeth O. Derrick, Esq.
            Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
           Suite 700, 1275 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                   Atlanta, Georgia  30309
                       (404) 872-7000
                              
      (Name, address, including ZIP Code, and telephone
      number, including area code, of agent for service)
                              
Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale of the
securities to the public:  As soon as practicable after this
Registration Statement becomes effective.

If  the  securities being registered on this form are  being
offered  in  connection  with the  formation  of  a  holding
company and there is compliance with General Instruction  G,
check the following box.  [_]

If  this Form is filed to register additional securities for
an  offering  pursuant to Rule 462(b) under  the  Securities
Act,   check  the following box and list the Securities  Act
registration  statement  number  of  the  earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering.  [_]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule  462(d) under the Securities Act , check the  following
box  and  list  the  Securities Act  registration  statement
number  of the earlier effective registration statement  for
the same offering. [_]


                  DEREGISTRATION OF SHARES

      Premier  Bankshares,  Inc. (the  "Registrant")  hereby
deregisters 16 of the 2,066,850 shares of its common  stock,
par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock") registered on
its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-
36775)  for  public  issuance.  This Registration  Statement
covered  the maximum number of shares which could have  been
issued  pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement  and
Plan  of  Reorganization  by  and  between  Registrant   and
Citizens Gwinnett Bankshares, Inc. ("Citizens") dated as  of
June  24,  1997, as amended on July 24, 1997, September  15,
1997  and  September  19,  1997  (the  "Merger  Agreement").
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the outstanding shares  of
Citizens  were  converted  into  2,066,834  shares  of   the
Registrant's Common Stock and, therefore, the Registrant did
not  issue  the  total  number of  shares  of  Common  Stock
registered.


                         SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act  of
1933,  the  Registrant  has  duly caused  this  Registration
Statement  to  be  signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State  of
Georgia, on January 6, 1998.

                                    PREMIER BANCSHARES, INC.

                                By: /s/ Darrell D. Pittard
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                                    Darrell D. Pittard, Chairman
                                    and Chief Executive Officer



                         SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act  of
1933,  this Registration Statement has been signed below  by
the  following persons in the capacities and  on  the  dates
indicated.

  Signature                          Title                    Date
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  /s/ N. Michael Anderson*           Director                 January 6, 1998
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  N. Michael Anderson


  /s/ George S. Carpenter*           Director                 January 6, 1998
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  George S. Carpenter


  /s/ James L. Coxwell*              Director                 January 6, 1998
  --------------------
  James L. Coxwell


  /s/ Donald N. Ellis*               Director                 January 6, 1998
  -------------------
  Donald N. Ellis


  /s/ William M. Evans, Jr.*         Director                 January 6, 1998
  -------------------------
  William M. Evans, Jr.


  /s/ John H. Ferguson*              Director                 January 6, 1998
  --------------------
  John H. Ferguson


  /s/ James E. Freeman*              Director                 January 6, 1998
  --------------------
  James E. Freeman


  /s/ Albert F. Gandy*               Director                 January 6, 1998
  -------------------
  Albert F. Gandy


  Signature                          Title                    Date
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  /s/ Robin R. Howell*               Director                 January 6, 1998
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  Robin R. Howell


  /s/ Billy H. Martin*               Director                 January 6, 1998
  -------------------
  Billy H. Martin


  /s/ C. Steve McQuaig*              Director                 January 6, 1998
  --------------------
  C. Steve McQuaig


  /s/ Robert C. Oliver*              Director, President      January 6, 1998
  --------------------               and Chief Operating
  Robert C. Oliver                   Officer


  /s/ Thomas E. Owen, Jr.*           Director                 January 6, 1998
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  Thomas E. Owen, Jr.


  /s/ Darrell D. Pittard             Chairman and Chief       January 6, 1998
  ----------------------             Executive Officer
  Darrell D. Pittard                 (principal executive
                                     officer)

  /s/ Michael E. Ricketson*          Chief Financial          January 6, 1998
  ------------------------           Officer and Executive
  Michael E. Ricketson               Vice President
                                     (principal financial
                                     and accounting officer)




*  By: Darrell D. Pittard, Attorney-in-Fact







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