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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 19, 1994
REGISTRATION NO. 33-50895
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SOUTHERN NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NORTH CAROLINA 6711 56-0939887
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
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500 NORTH CHESTNUT STREET
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28358
(919) 671-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
DAVID L. CRAVEN
SOUTHERN NATIONAL CORPORATION
230 NORTH CHERRY STREET
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA 27101
(919) 721-3448
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
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DAVID M. CARTER ROBERT A. SINGER
HUNTON & WILLIAMS BROOKS PIERCE
951 EAST BYRD STREET MCLENDON HUMPHREY & LEONARD, L.L.P.
RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER 230 N. ELM STREET
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4074 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27401
(804) 788-7216 (910) 373-8850
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PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-50895 ON FORM S-4, SOUTHERN
NATIONAL CORPORATION, A NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY") REGISTERED
985,600 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK, $5.00 PAR VALUE, ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO AN
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1993 AMONG THE
COMPANY, SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA AND HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
("HOME") THAT PROVIDED FOR THE ACQUISITION BY THE COMPANY OF HOME BY MEANS OF
THE MERGER OF HOME WITH AND INTO SNBNC (THE "MERGER"). THE COMPANY HEREBY
REMOVES FROM REGISTRATION 160,999 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, WHICH REMAIN UNSOLD
AFTER THE MERGER.
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SIGNATURES
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-4 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 Lumberton, State of North
Carolina, on May 19, 1994.
SOUTHERN NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ L. GLENN ORR, JR.
L. GLENN ORR, JR.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 19, 1994.
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/s/ L. GLENN ORR, JR. Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
L. GLENN ORR, JR.
/s/ JOHN R. SPRUILL* Executive Vice President Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
JOHN R. SPRUILL
/s/ GARY E. CARLTON* Executive Vice President and Director
GARY E. CARLTON
/s/ SHERRY A. KELLETT* Vice President and Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
SHERRY A. KELLETT
/s/ WILLIAM F. BLACK* Director
WILLIAM F. BLACK
Director
LUTHER C. BOLIEK
Director
H. RAY DAVIS
/s/ RONALD E. DEAL* Director
RONALD E. DEAL
/s/ WILLIAM N. GEIGER, JR.* Director
WILLIAM N. GEIGER, JR.
Director
PAUL S. GOLDSMITH
/s/ LLOYD VINCENT HACKLEY* Director
LLOYD VINCENT HACKLEY
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/s/ JAMES A. HARDISON, JR.* Director
JAMES A. HARDISON, JR.
/s/ DONALD C. HISCOTT* Director
DONALD C. HISCOTT
/s/ RICHARD JANEWAY, M.D.* Director
RICHARD JANEWAY, M.D.
/s/ JOSEPH A. MCALEER* Director
JOSEPH A. MCALEER
/s/ ALBERT O. MCCAULEY* Director
ALBERT O. MCCAULEY
/s/ DICKSON MCLEAN, JR.* Director
DICKSON MCLEAN, JR.
/s/ CHARLES E. NICHOLS* Director
CHARLES E. NICHOLS
/s/ C. EDWARD PLEASANTS* Director
C. EDWARD PLEASANTS
/s/ NIDO R. QUBEIN* Director
NIDO R. QUBEIN
/s/ TED R. REYNOLDS* Director
TED R. REYNOLDS
/s/ A. BRUCE WILLIAMS* Director
A. BRUCE WILLIAMS
/s/ A. TAB WILLIAMS, JR.* Director
A. TAB WILLIAMS, JR.
/s/ EDWARD M. WILLIAMS* Director
EDWARD M. WILLIAMS
/s/ T. H. YANCEY* Director
T. H. YANCEY
Director
ROBERT H. YEARGIN
*By /s/ DAVID M. CARTER
DAVID M. CARTER, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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