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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-70207
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ALABAMA NATIONAL BANCORPORATION
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 63-1114426
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1927 FIRST AVENUE NORTH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
FIRST AMERICAN BANK 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
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JOHN H. HOLCOMB, III
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
1927 FIRST AVENUE NORTH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
(205) 583-3600
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a Copy to:
GREGORY S. CURRAN
MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, P.C.
1901 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH
SUITE 2400
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
TITLE OF PROPOSED MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES BEING AMOUNT BEING OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
REGISTERED REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE(1) OFFERING PRICE(1) FEE
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Common Stock, $1.00
par value 25,000(2) $26.125 $653,125.00 $181.57
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457, the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose
of determining the registration fee and is based on the average of the bid
and asked prices of the common stock of Alabama National Bancorporation on
January 5, 1999.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number
of shares of securities registered in this Registration Statement will be
increased as a result of future stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an undetermined amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the First American Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
described herein.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
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Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Birmingham, State of Alabama, on
January 15, 1999.
ALABAMA NATIONAL BANCORPORATION
By:/s/ John H. Holcomb, III
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John H. Holcomb, III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ John H. Holcomb, III Chairman, Chief Executive January 15, 1999
- ---------------------------- Officer, and Director
John H. Holcomb, III (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Victor E. Nichol, Jr. President, Chief Operating January 15, 1999
- ---------------------------- Officer, and Director
Victor E. Nichol, Jr.
/s/ William E. Matthews, V Executive Vice President and January 15, 1999
- ---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
William E. Matthews, V (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ James S. Parks, Jr. Senior Vice President-Finance, January 15, 1999
- ---------------------------- Treasurer (Principal
James S. Parks, Jr. Accounting Officer)
* Director January 15, 1999
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W. Ray Barnes
* Vice Chairman and Director January 15, 1999
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Dan M. David
* Director January 15, 1999
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T. Morris Hackney
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Signature Title Date
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* Director January 15, 1999
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John D. Johns
* Director January 15, 1999
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John J. McMahon, Jr.
* Director January 15, 1999
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C. Phillip McWane
* Director January 15, 1999
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William D. Montgomery
* Director January 15, 1999
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Drayton Nabors, Jr.
* Director January 15, 1999
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C. Lloyd Nix
* Director January 15, 1999
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G. Ruffner Page, Jr.
* Director January 15, 1999
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William E. Sexton
* Director January 15, 1999
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W. Stancil Starnes
*By /s/ John H. Holcomb, III Attorney-in-Fact January 15, 1999
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John H. Holcomb, III
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