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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CRESCENT BANKING COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
GEORGIA 58-1968323
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
251 HIGHWAY 515
JASPER, GEORGIA 30143
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please and is Instruction A.(c), please and is
effective upon filing pursuant effective upon filing pursuant
to General Instruction A.(c), to General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following box. [_] please check the following box. [X]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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NONE NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The description of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of Crescent Banking Company (the "Company") registered hereby is
incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Description of Company
Capital Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 1998 (File No. 333-
44123).
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
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1 Specimen Stock Certificate of the Company's Common Stock
(Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated January 27, 1992,
Securities and Exchange Commission File No. 33-45254, as
amended (the "Form S-4").
2 Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form S-4).
3 Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form S-4).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
CRESCENT BANKING COMPANY
Date: December 1, 1998 By: /s/ J. Donald Boggus, Jr.
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Name: J. Donald Boggus, Jr.
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
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