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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 1999.
Registration No. 333-61081
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
to the
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi 6021
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard
of incorporation or organization) Industrial Classification Code Number)
64-0862173
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6480 U.S. Highway 98 West, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404
(601) 268-8998
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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David E. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
6480 U.S. Highway 98 West
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404
(601) 268-8998
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
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Copies of all communications, including copies of all communications
sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
David E. Johnson Neil A. Grayson, Esq.
The First Bancshares, Inc. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.
6480 U.S. Highway 98 West 999 Peachtree Street, NE
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404 Suite 1400, First Union Plaza
Phone: (601) 268-8998 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Facsimile: (601) 268-8904 Phone: (404) 817-6000
Facsimile: (404) 817-6225
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [X]
The Registrant's offering was terminated on December 31, 1998. An aggregate of
533,333 shares of Common Stock were issued in the offering. The remaining
104,490 shares of Common Stock are hereby deregistered. No warrants were issued
in the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant 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 Hattiesburg, State of Mississippi, on February
11, 1999.
THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ David E. Johnson
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David E. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
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David W. Bomboy Director February 11, 1999
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M. Ray "Hoppy" Cole, Jr. Director February 11, 1999
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E. Ricky Gibson Director February 11, 1999
* /s/ David E. Johnson
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David E. Johnson President and February 11, 1999
Chief Executive Officer
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Fred A. McMurry Director February 11, 1999
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Dawn T. Parker Director February 11, 1999
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Perry Edward Parker Director February 11, 1999
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Ted E. Parker Director February 11, 1999
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Dennis L. Pierce Director February 11, 1999
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David L. Rice Director February 11, 1999
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Charles T. Ruffin Director February 11, 1999
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J. Douglas Seidenburg Director February 11, 1999
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A.L. "Pud" Smith Director February 11, 1999
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Andrew D. Stetelman Director February 11, 1999
*By: /s/ David E. Johnson
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David E. Johnson
As Attorney-In-Fact
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