FLAG FINANCIAL CORP
10-Q, 1998-05-15
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1998

                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the Transition Period from _____ to ______

                         Commission file number 0-24532

                           FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Georgia                                         58-2094179
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(State of incorporation)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 3007
LaGrange, Georgia                                          30241
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(Address of principal executive                          (Zip Code)
  offices)
                                (706) 845-5000
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                               (Telephone Number)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                    YES XX NO

             Common stock, par value $1 per share: 3,448,924, shares
                         Outstanding as of May 14, 1998

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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                Table of Contents

                                                                            Page
PART  I  Financial Information

  Item 1.  Financial Statements

     Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1998 and
       December 31, 1997..................................................... 3

     Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three Months
       Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997......................................... 4

     Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the
       Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997............................ 5

     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months
       Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997......................................... 6

     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. 7

  Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
               And Results of Operations....................................  9


PART II  Other Information

  Item 1.  Legal Proceedings................................................ 12

  Item 2.  Changes in Securities............................................ 12

  Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.................................. 12

  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............. 12

  Item 5.  Other Information................................................ 13

  Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................. 13

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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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                                                     MARCH 31,      DECEMBER 31,
                                                        1998           1997
                                                    --------------------------
ASSETS                                                       (UNAUDITED)

Cash and cash equivalents........................... $17,909,522    $17,891,053
Interest-bearing deposits...........................   3,609,535      3,168,353
Investment securities held-to-maturity..............   2,547,743      2,607,835
Investment securities available-for-sale............  66,948,759     65,382,658
Other investments...................................   5,590,053      5,266,753
Mortgage loans held for sale........................   5,727,559      3,481,678
Loans, net.......................................... 267,058,511    253,716,513
Premises and equipment, net.........................  11,701,232     10,848,183
Mortgage servicing rights ..........................   1,362,844      1,174,292
Accrued interest receivable.........................   3,606,983      4,163,311
Cash surrender value of life insurance..............   3,584,514      3,534,620
Other assets........................................   5,808,541      5,501,014
                                                    ---------------------------
       Total assets.................................$395,455,796   $376,736,263
                                                    ===========================

LIABILITIES

Non interest-bearing deposits....................... $25,594,176    $28,234,904
Interest-bearing deposits........................... 277,396,801    266,034,007
Federal funds purchased.............................           0         70,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank................  48,616,667     43,637,494
Accrued interest payable............................   1,370,000      1,223,196
Other liabilities...................................   8,401,988      4,276,444
                                                    ---------------------------
      Total liabilities............................. 361,379,632    343,476,045
                                                    ---------------------------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred stock (10,000,000 shares authorized 
     none issued and outstanding) ..................       -              -
Common stock ($1 par value, 20,000,000 shares 
     authorized, 3,049,274 shares issued and 
     outstanding....................................   3,049,274      3,049,274
Additional paid-in capital..........................  10,312,958     10,312,958
Retained earnings...................................  20,609,111     19,936,046
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities
      available-for-sale, net of tax................     104,821        (38,060)
                                                    ---------------------------
     Total stockholders' equity.....................  34,076,164     33,260,218
                                                    ---------------------------
     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.....$395,455,796   $376,736,263
                                                    ===========================




See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
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                                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                 MARCH 31,
                                                            1998          1997
Interest Income                                                (UNAUDITED)
     Interest and fees on loans......................... $6,552,796  $5,515,350
     Interest on securities.............................. 1,212,212     984,070
     Interest on time deposits...........................    53,605     104,155
                                                          ---------------------
           Total interest income......................... 7,818,613   6,603,575
                                                          ---------------------
Interest Expense
     Interest on deposits................................ 3,191,330   2,811,344
     Interest on borrowings..............................   702,724     240,870
                                                         ----------------------
           Total interest expense........................ 3,894,054   3,052,214
                                                          ---------------------
           Net interest income before
               provision for loan losses................. 3,924,559    3,551,361
Provision for Loan Losses                                   186,000     180,000
                                                          ---------------------
           Net interest income after
             provision for loan losses................... 3,738,559   3,371,361
                                                          ---------------------
Other Income
     Fees and service charges............................   916,102     803,869
     Gain on sale of investment securities...............    63,999      81,545
     Gain on sale of loans...............................   298,652      94,907
     Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net.............    17,737      (9,486)
     Other income........................................   658,441     179,232
                                                          ---------------------
           Total other income............................ 1,954,931   1,150,067
                                                          ---------------------
Other Expenses
     Salaries and employee benefits...................... 2,031,455   1,503,159
     Occupancy ..........................................   808,509     691,698
     Other operating..................................... 1,514,250     876,839
                                                          ---------------------
           Total other expenses.......................... 4,354,214   3,071,696
                                                          ---------------------
           Earnings before provision for income taxes.... 1,339,276   1,449,732
     Provision for income taxes..........................   428,833     477,844
                                                          ---------------------
            Net earnings ................................  $910,443    $971,888
                                                          ======================
     Basic earnings per share............................     $0.30       $0.32
     Diluted earnings per share..........................     $0.30       $0.32


     See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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                                                             Three months ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                              1998       1997
                                                              ----       ----
Net earnings...........................................   $ 910,443   $ 971,888
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities 
     available-for-sale:
    Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period,
       net of tax of $87,572 and ($45,200), 
       respectively ...................................     142,881    (73,747)
     Less:  Reclassification adjustment for gains 
              included in net earnings, net of tax 
              of $24,320 and $30,987, respectively.....     (39,679)   (50,558)
                                                          --------------------
Other comprehensive income  ...........................     103,202   (124,305)
                                                         ---------------------
Comprehensive income................................... $ 1,013,645   $847,583
                                                        ======================

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements









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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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                                                               March 31,
                                                         1998            1997
                                                   -----------------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 Net earnings ..................................   $    910,443    $    971,888
 Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion ......        423,954         335,248
 Provision for loan losses .....................        186,000         180,000
 Gain on sale of investment securities
     available-for-sale ........................        (63,999)        (81,545)
 Gain on sales of loans ........................       (298,652)        (94,907)
 (Gain) loss on other real estate ..............        (17,737)          9,486
  Change in:
        Mortgage loans held for sale ...........     (1,947,229)       (664,066)
        Other ..................................      4,223,602         783,117
                                                      ---------         -------
  Net cash provided by operating activities ....      3,416,831       1,437,574
                                                      ---------       ---------


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 Net change in interest-bearing deposits .......       (441,182)     (1,319,105)
 Proceeds from sales and maturities of
     investment securities available-for-sale ..     17,979,484      44,747,242
 Proceeds from maturities of investment
     securities held-to-maturity ...............         56,024         132,756
 Purchases of other investments ................       (323,300)        (99,995)
 Purchases of investment securities
      available-for-sale .......................    (19,269,688)     38,538,149)
 Net change in loans ...........................    (13,527,998)      6,452,261
 Purchases of premises and equipment ...........     (1,215,220)       (550,768)
 Purchases of cash surrender value
      life insurance ...........................        (49,894)        (84,937)
                                                        -------         ------- 
  Net cash provided by (used in)
     investing activities ......................    (16,792,223)     10,740,952
                                                    -----------      ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Net change in deposits ........................      8,722,066       1,831,454
 Decrease in federal funds purchased ...........        (70,000)     (2,210,000)
 Proceeds from FHLB advances ...................      5,000,000       1,500,000
 Payments of FHLB advances .....................        (20,827)     (4,520,833)
 Cash dividends paid ...........................       (237,378)       (237,086)
                                                       --------        -------- 
  Net cash provided by (used in)
    financing activities .......................     13,393,861      (3,636,465)
                                                     ----------      ---------- 
  Net change in cash and cash equivalents ......         18,469       8,542,061
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
    the period .................................     17,891,053      10,664,077
                                                     ----------      ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .....   $ 17,909,522    $ 19,206,138
                                                   ============    ============



See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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The accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements have not been audited. The
results  of  operations  are  not  necessarily  indicative  of  the  results  of
operations for the full year or any other interim periods.

The accounting  principles followed by FLAG Financial  Corporation  ("FLAG") and
its bank subsidiaries and the methods of applying these principles  conform with
generally accepted  accounting  principles and with general practices within the
banking  industry.   Certain   principles,   which   significantly   affect  the
determination of financial position,  results of operations,  and cash flows are
summarized  below and in FLAG's  annual  report on Form 10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 1997.

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of FLAG and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, First Federal Savings Bank of LaGrange (LaGrange) and
Citizens Bank (Vienna).  All significant  intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain items in prior period's financial
statements have been reclassified to conform to the current financial  statement
presentation.

The  consolidated   financial   information   furnished  herein  represents  all
adjustments that are, in the opinion of management,  necessary to present a fair
statement of the results of operations,  and financial  position for the periods
covered herein and are normal and recurring in nature. For further  information,
refer to the consolidated  financial statements and footnotes included in FLAG's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

Note 2.  Business Combinations

On March 30,  1998,  FLAG  announced  the  completion  of its merger with Middle
Georgia  Bankshares,  Inc. ("MGB").  The transaction has been accounted for as a
pooling of  interests,  and all prior period  financial  statements of FLAG have
been  restated to reflect the merger as if it had  occurred at the  beginning of
the earliest period presented.

On May 12, 1998,  FLAG  announced the completion of its merger with Three Rivers
Bancshares, Inc. ("TRB"), parent company of Bank of Milan in Milan, Georgia. The
transaction  will be accounted  for as a pooling of  interests.  As of March 31,
1998,  TRB had  approximately  $36  million  in assets and  operated  two branch
offices located in Milan and McRae, Georgia.



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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Note 4.  Earnings per share

Net earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common
shares  outstanding  during each period.  The  calculation  of basic and diluted
earnings per share is as follows:

                                                        March 31,
                                               ---------------------------
                                                  1998             1997
                                               ---------------------------
Basic earnings per share:
Net earnings .................................    910,443          971,888
Weighted Average Common shares
    Outstanding ..............................  3,049,274        3,044,077
Per share amount .............................       0.30             0.32

Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings .................................    910,443          971,888
Effect of dilutive securities -
    stock options ............................     34,787            8,376
Diluted earnings per share ...................       0.30             0.32


Note 5.  Recently issued accounting standards

On January 1, 1998,  The  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standard No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income." This Statement establishes
standards  for  the  reporting  and  display  of  comprehensive  income  and its
components in the financial  statements.  Comprehensive income is defined as the
change in equity of a business  enterprise during a period from transactions and
other  events  and  circumstances  from  nonowner  sources.   For  the  Company,
comprehensive  income includes net income reported in the statements of earnings
and  changes in the fair value of  securities  available-for-sale  reported as a
component of stockholders' equity.


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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Results of Operations
Quarters ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

Overview
- --------

Net earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 decreased $61,000 or 6 percent
compared to first quarter 1997.  Net earnings per common share also  decreased 6
percent  for the first  quarter  of 1998 and is $0.30  compared  to $0.32 in the
first quarter of 1997. Net interest  income  increased 11% for the quarter ended
March 31, 1998 over the same period of 1997 to $3.9 million. Non-interest income
and expense rose 70 percent and 42 percent,  respectively, for the first quarter
of 1998 compared to the same period of 1997.

Net Interest Income
- -------------------

Net  interest  income for the quarter  ended March 31, 1998  increased  $373,000
compared to the first quarter of 1997. This increase resulted from a $1,215,000,
or 18 percent  increase in interest income and a $842,000 or 28 percent increase
in interest  expense.  The increase in interest income resulted from an increase
in average earning assets of $61.5 million partially offset by a decrease in the
average yield on earning assets from 9.10 percent to 8.89 percent.  The increase
in interest  expense was primarily  due to a $60.9  million  increase in average
interest bearing liabilities.

Non-Interest Income and Expense
- -------------------------------

Non-interest  income for the first three months of 1998 increased $804,864 or 70
percent  compared to the first quarter of 1997. Other income includes a loan fee
of $530,000  that FLAG  received  for its  assistance  in  originating,  finding
participants  and  selling an R&D loan in the first  quarter  of 1998.  Fees and
service  charges  increased  $112,000 or 14 percent  during 1998 compared to the
first three months of 1997.  Of this  increase,  $44,000 was due to increases in
deposit account fees and service  charges.  Another  contributing  factor to the
increase in 1998  earnings  was gains  related  primarily  to sales of currently
originated  residential  mortgage loans. These gains increased $204,000 in 1998,
more than  doubling  first  quarter 1997 gains,  due to an  increased  number of
residential loan refinancings.

Non-interest  expense  increased  almost $1.3 million or 42 percent in the first
quarter of 1998  compared  to the same  period in 1997.  Salaries  and  employee
benefits  increased  $528,000,  a 35%  increase  over first  quarter  1997.  The
increase was  primarily  due to additional  staffing  requirements.  Many of the
additional  positions  were  sales  related,  that  management  believes  in the
long-term  will  increase  revenues.   Management  also  believes  consolidation
efficiencies  will be realized  from its recent merger with MGB that will reduce
the need for some personnel.


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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Other  expenses  increased  $637,000 or 73 percent  this period  compared to the
first three months in 1997. Approximately $400,000 of this increase is legal and
professional fees related to FLAG's merger with MGB.

Income Taxes
- ------------

Income tax expense for the first three months was  $429,000 in 1998  compared to
$478,000 in 1997. The effective tax rates for the first three months ended March
31, 1998 and 1997 were 32 percent and 33 percent, respectively.

Provision and Allowance for Possible Loan and Lease Losses
- ----------------------------------------------------------

The adequacy of the allowance  for loan and lease losses is  determined  through
management's  informed judgment concerning the amount of risk inherent in FLAG's
loan and lease portfolios.  This judgment is based on such factors as the change
in levels of non-performing and past due loans and leases,  historical loan loss
experience,  borrowers' financial condition,  concentration of loans to specific
borrowers and industries, estimated values of underlying collateral, and current
and prospective economic  conditions.  The allowance for loan and lease at March
31, 1998 was $3.6 million  compared to $3.5  million at December  31, 1997.  The
ratio of the  allowance for loan losses to  outstanding  loans at March 31, 1998
was  1.32  percent  compared  to  1.37  percent  at  December  31,  1997.  It is
management's  belief  that the  allowance  for loan losses is adequate to absorb
possible loss in the loan portfolio.

Non-Performing Assets and Past Due Loans
- ----------------------------------------

Non-performing  assets,  comprised of real estate owned,  non-accrual  loans and
loans for which payments are more than 90 days past due, totaled $2.5 million at
March 31, 1998 compared to $8.9 million at March 31, 1997. Non-performing assets
as a percentage of total loans and real estate owned at March 31, 1998 and March
31, 1997 were 0.94 percent and 4.08 percent respectively.

FLAG has a loan review  function that  continually  monitors  selected  accruing
loans for which  general  economic  conditions  or changes  within a  particular
industry  could  cause the  borrowers  financial  difficulties.  The loan review
function also identifies  loans with high degrees of credit or other risks.  The
focus of loan  review as well as FLAG  management  is to maintain a low level of
non-performing  assets  and  return  current  non-performing  assets to  earning
status.

Management is unaware of any known  trends,  events or  uncertainties  that will
have or  that  are  reasonably  likely  to  have a  material  effect  on  FLAG's
liquidity, capital resources or operations.


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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Financial Condition

Overview
- --------

Total assets were $395 million at March 31, 1998,  an increase of $18.7  million
or 5 percent from December 31, 1997.

Assets and Funding
- ------------------

At March 31, 1998 earning assets totaled $361 million,  an increase of more than
$21.5  million  from  December  31,  1997.  The mix of interest  earning  assets
remained relatively the same in the first 3 months of 1998. Loans remained at 76
percent of earning assets and investment  securities  decreased to 21 percent of
earning assets from 22 percent at December 31, 1997.

At March 31, 1998, interest-bearing deposits increased $11.4 million compared to
December 1997.  Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $2.6 million in the first
three months of 1998 and totaled $25.6  million at March 31, 1998.  Federal Home
Loan Bank advances increased $5 million in the first quarter of 1998 and totaled
$48.6  million at March 31, 1998.  At March 31, 1998,  deposits  represented  86
percent of FLAG's  interest-bearing  liabilities  and Federal Home Bank advances
represented  14 percent.

Liquidity and Capital Resources 
- ------------------------------- 

Net cash provided by operations  totaled  $3,417,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 1998. Net cash used by investing activities totaling  $16,792,000  consisted
of $18,035,000  of proceeds from sale and  maturities of investment  securities,
offset by cash  flows of  $19,593,000  in  investment  securities  purchases,  a
$441,000 increase in  interest-bearing  deposits,  a $13,528,000 net increase in
loans outstanding, purchases of bank premises and equipment of $1,215,000, and a
$50,000 increase in cash surrender value of life insurance. Net cash provided by
financing  activities  consisted largely of $8,722,000 increases in deposits and
increases in Federal Home Loan Bank advances of $4,979,000.

Total  stockholders'  equity at March 31, 1998, was 8.62 percent of total assets
compared to 8.83 percent at December 31, 1997. The slight decrease is attributed
to an $18 million increase in total assets since December 31, 1997.



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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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At March 31, 1998, FLAG and its banks were in compliance with various regulatory
capital  requirements  administered by Federal and state banking  agencies.  The
following is a table representing FLAG's consolidated Tier-1,  tangible capital,
and risk-based capital

                                            March 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Actual           Required             Excess
                            Amount    %       Amount     %       Amount      %
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 1 capital .......  $   31,950   7.91%  $ 16,166   4.00%    $ 15,784   3.91%
Tangible capital .....      31,950   7.91%     6,062   1.50%    $ 25,888   6.41%
Risk-based capital ...      34,238  12.69%    21,580   8.00%    $ 12,658   4.69%



                                    PART II.

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings - None

Item 2.  Changes in Securities - None

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities - None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) The 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 13, 1998.

(b)       Election of directors

          The  shareholders  voted  2,449,565.596  shares in the affirmative and
          7004 shares were  withheld from the authority to vote for the election
          of Dr. A. Glenn Bailey, Kelly R. Linch and J. Daniel Speight, Jr. as a
          class of  directors,  each to serve a three year term as a director of
          the Company.

(c)       The  shareholders  voted  2,320,011.640  shares in the affirmative and
          89,570.843  shares in the negative,  with 33,022.113 shares abstaining
          for the amendment of the 1994 Employee Stock Incentive Plan.



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(c)      The shareholders  voted  2,448,658.560  shares in the affirmative and 0
         shares  in the  negative,  with  7,911.036  shares  abstaining  for the
         ratification   and  appointment  of  Porter,   Keadle,   Moore  LLP  as
         independent  accountants  of the  Company  for the fiscal  year  ending
         December 31, 1998.


Item 5.  Other Information - None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     On April 15, 1998,  FLAG filed a Form 8-K  announcing  the  completion of a
merger agreement with Middle Georgia  Bankshares with and into FLAG on March 31,
1998.

     On January 28, 1998,  FLAG  announced  the  execution of a Letter of Intent
with Three Rivers Bancshares, Inc ("Three Rivers") to merge with and into FLAG.

     On February 18, 1998,  FLAG filed a Form 8-K  announcing the execution of a
Definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger with Three Rivers.


         Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)


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FLAG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  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 thereunto duly authorized.

                           FLAG Financial Corporation

                            By:/s/ Ellison C. Rudd
                            ----------------------
                                   Ellison C. Rudd

                            (Chief Financial Officer)

                                Date:  May 15, 1998






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