As
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2008
Registration
No. 333-151055_________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WGNB
CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
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58-1640130
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation
or organization)
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201
Maple Street
P.O.
Box 280
Carrollton,
Georgia 30112
(770)
832-3557
(Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of
Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
H.B. Lipham, III
Chief Executive Officer
WGNB Corp.
201 Maple Street
Carrollton, Georgia 30112
(770) 832-3557
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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With copies to:
Karen K. Leach, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 2400
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2222
(404) 815-2400
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale
to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration
Statement.
If
the
only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.
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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, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box.
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If
this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
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If
this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.
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If
this
Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following box.
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If
this
Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant
to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one).
Large
Accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of
securities to be registered
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Amount to Be
Registered (1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Common Stock, $1.25 par value per share
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500,000
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$
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13.65
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6,825,000
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$
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268.22
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(1)
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The
shares may be sold, from time to time, by the registrant, pursuant
to the
registrant’s Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan. This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common
stock which become issuable under the registrant’s Direct Stock Purchase
and Dividend Reinvestment Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without
the
receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number
of
common shares.
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to
Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon
the average of the high and low reported sales prices for our common
stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 16, 2008,
which was
within five business days prior to the date of filing of the Registration
Statement. The proposed maximum offering price per share will be
determined, from time to time, by the registrant in connection with
the
issuance by the registrant of the securities
registered.
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WGNB
CORP.
PROSPECTUS
Direct
Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
500,000
Shares of Common Stock
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We
are
offering existing holders of our common stock, 9% Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock (“Series A Preferred”) and new investors the opportunity to participate in
our Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan
is designed to be an economical and convenient method for existing shareholders
to increase their holdings of our common stock and for new investors to make
an
initial investment in our common stock. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq
Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “WGNB”. Our Series A Preferred is
listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “WGNA”.
If
you
are an existing holder of our common stock or Series A Preferred, you may elect
to have all or a portion of any cash dividends paid on such common stock or
Series A Preferred automatically invested in additional shares of common stock
without payment of any brokerage or service charge.
If
you
are either an existing holder of our common stock or Series A Preferred, or
a
new investor, you may also purchase shares of common stock with optional cash
payments of $250 to $10,000 per month and without payment of any brokerage
commission or service charge. Upon our approval of a request for waiver, you
may
also invest optional cash payments in excess of the $10,000 monthly limit.
Investing
in our securities involves risks. Before buying our securities, you should
read
carefully the information set forth in our discussion of “Risk Factors”
beginning on page 5 as well as the risk factors described in our Securities
and Exchange Commission filings, including our annual report on
Form 10-K.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The
date
of this prospectus is November 6, 2008.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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2
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ABOUT
WGNB CORP
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2
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3
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RISK
FACTORS
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5
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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5
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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6
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THE
PLAN
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PURPOSE
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AVAILABLE
OPTIONS
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BENEFITS
AND DISADVANTAGES
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ADMINISTRATION
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PARTICIPATION
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10
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PURCHASES
AND PRICES OF SHARES
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13
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DIVIDENDS
ON FRACTIONS
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CERTIFICATES
FOR COMMON SHARES
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SALES
AND TRANSFERS
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MODIFICATIONS
or CLOSURE OF PLAN ACCOUNT
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AUTOMATIC
TERMINATION OF PLAN
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE PLAN
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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GLOSSARY
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
Please
read this prospectus carefully. If you own our common stock or Series A
Preferred now, or if you decide to buy common stock in the future under the
Plan, then please keep this prospectus with your permanent investment records,
since it contains important information about the Plan.
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated or deemed to
be
incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone
to
provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you
with different or additional information, you should not rely on it. This
prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer
to purchase, the offered securities in any jurisdiction to or from any person
to
whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such
jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this
prospectus or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date
of
that document. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any distribution
of
securities pursuant to this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create
any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth
in
this prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus since the date thereof.
ABOUT
WGNB CORP.
Unless
the context otherwise indicates, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,”
“our” the “Company” or “WGNB” refer to WGNB Corp., a Georgia corporation and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Georgia.
We
are an
$892 million asset bank holding company headquartered in Carrollton, Georgia.
We
conduct operations in western Georgia through our wholly-owned subsidiary,
First
National Bank of Georgia, a full service commercial bank offering a variety
of
services customary for community banks of similar size which are designed to
meet the banking needs of individuals and small to medium-sized businesses.
We
attract most of our deposits from Carroll, Haralson, Douglas and Coweta Counties
and conduct most of our lending transactions from an area encompassing Carroll,
Haralson, Douglas, Coweta and Paulding Counties.
We
operate a total of sixteen branches, a loan production office and nine
additional 24-hour ATM sites located in Carroll, Haralson, Douglas and Coweta
Counties in Georgia. We are a member of Star, Cirrus and several other ATM
networks of automated teller machines that permit our customers to perform
monetary transactions in most cities throughout the southeast and other regions.
We also offer Internet banking services.
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Our
principal executive offices are located at 201 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia
30117, and our telephone number is (770) 832-3557. Our website address is
http://www.wgnb.com
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Information included or referred to on our website is not incorporated by
reference in or otherwise a part of this prospectus.
SUMMARY
The
following summary description of our Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend
Reinvestment Plan is qualified by reference to the full text of the Plan which
appears in this prospectus. Capitalized terms have the meanings given to them
in
the Plan as described beginning on page 7 and in the glossary beginning on
page
26.
Purpose
of the Plan
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The
purpose of the Plan is to provide our existing shareholders and interested
new investors with a convenient and less costly method of purchasing
shares of our common stock and investing all or specified amount
of any
cash dividends they receive on our common stock or Series A Preferred
in
additional shares of our common stock. The Plan can also provide
us with a
means of raising additional capital through the direct sale of our
common
stock.
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Source
of Purchase of Shares
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Shares
of common stock purchased through the Plan will be supplied either
directly from us as newly issued shares or via purchases by us of
common
stock on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions,
or
by a combination of such purchases, at our option.
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Investment
Options
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You
may choose from the following options:
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Full
Dividend Reinvestment
:
The Plan Administrator will apply all cash dividends relating to
all
shares of common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable, registered
in
your name in stock certificate form and/or credited to your account
toward
the purchase of additional shares of common stock.
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Partial
Dividend Reinvestment
:
The Plan Administrator will apply the cash dividends on all shares
of
common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable, registered in
your name
in stock certificate form and/or credited to your account toward
the
purchase of additional shares of common stock, other than the number
of
whole shares that you specify are to receive cash dividends.
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No
Dividend Reinvestment:
You
will continue to receive cash dividends on shares of common stock
or
Series A Preferred, as applicable, registered in your name in the
usual
manner. You may make Optional Cash Payments to invest in additional
shares
of our common stock, subject to monthly minimums and
maximums.
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You
may change your investment options at any time by requesting a new
enrollment form from the Plan Administrator and returning it to the
Plan
Administrator. Dividends paid on all common shares acquired under
and held
in the Plan will be automatically reinvested in additional shares
of our
common stock, unless otherwise requested.
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Withdrawal
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You
may withdraw from the Plan with respect to all or a portion of the
shares
held in your Plan account at any time by notifying the Plan Administrator
in writing.
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Optional
Cash Payments
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Each
Optional Cash Payment is subject to a minimum per month purchase
of $250
and a maximum per month purchase limit of $10,000. Optional Cash
Payments
in excess of $10,000 require our prior approval.
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Investment
Date
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With
respect to dividend reinvestment:
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The
Investment Date will be (i) if shares are acquired directly from
us, the
dividend payment date authorized by our board of directors, or (ii)
in the
case of open market purchases, the date or dates of actual investment,
but
no later than 10 business days following the dividend payment
date.
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The
Plan does not represent a change in our dividend policy, which will
continue to depend on earnings, financial requirements and other
factors.
Under the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, no dividends
may be
paid on our common stock unless dividends have been declared and
paid with
respect to our Series A Preferred for that dividend period. Non-cumulative
cash dividends will be payable on our Series A Preferred if, as and
when
declared by our board of directors, quarterly in arrears on each
March 15,
June 15, September 15 and December 15, commencing December 15,
2008.
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With
respect to Optional Cash Payments:
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The
Investment Date is generally on or about the 15th day of each month
or, in
the case of open market purchases, such day or days between the 15th
and
the next 10 business days thereafter, as market conditions permit.
However, the Company may establish other Investment Dates as provided
in
the Plan.
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Market
Price
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Whether
the shares are acquired directly from us or on the open market, they
will
be purchased for the Plan at the Market Price.
The
Market Price, in the case of shares purchased directly from us, will
be
the average of the daily high and low sales prices, computed to four
decimal places, of our common stock on the Nasdaq or other applicable
securities exchange, as reported in Bloomberg during the Pricing
Period. A
Pricing Period is generally a period of 10 consecutive trading days
but
can be set to other periods by the Company.
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In
the case of shares purchased on the open market, the Market Price
will be
the weighted average of the actual prices paid, computed to four
decimal
places, for all of the common stock purchased by the Plan Administrator
with all Participants’ reinvested dividends and Optional Cash Payments for
the related month.
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Expenses
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With
respect to shares of common stock purchased directly from us from
reinvested dividends or Optional Cash Payments, we will pay expenses
incurred in connection with such purchases. With respect to shares
of
common stock purchased in the open market, we will also pay customary
brokerage commissions. We will pay all other costs of administering
the
Plan. However, if you request that the Plan Administrator sell all
or any
portion of your shares, you must pay a nominal fee per transaction
to the
Plan Administrator, any related brokerage commissions, and applicable
stock transfer taxes.
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No
Interest Pending Investment
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No
interest will be paid on cash dividends or Optional Cash Payments
pending
investment or reinvestment under the terms of the
Plan.
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Amount
Offered
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This
prospectus is part of a registration statement under which we have
registered 500,000 shares of common stock authorized to be issued
under
the Plan. Because we expect to continue the Plan indefinitely, we
expect
to authorize for issuance and register under the Securities Act of
1933,
as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, additional shares
from time to time as necessary for purposes of the Plan and may otherwise
amend the Plan.
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RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before purchasing our
securities, you should carefully consider the risks described under the heading
“Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any risk factors described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part
II of any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission
subsequent to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any
amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the Commission.
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we
currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our
business operations. Any of these risks described could materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, or ability
to
make distributions to our shareholders. In such case, you could lose all or
a
portion of your original investment. In connection with the forward-looking
statements that appear in this prospectus, you should carefully review the
risk
factors referenced above and the cautionary statements referred to in “Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” immediately below.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. Forward-looking
statements relate to expectations, beliefs, estimates, projections, future
plans
and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning
matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “goal,” “objective,” “potential,”
“project,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology.
The
forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and
expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information
currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can
change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are
known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, the performance
of
our portfolio and our business, financial condition, liquidity and results
of
operations may vary materially from those expressed, anticipated or contemplated
in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider these risks
before you invest in our securities, along with the following factors that
could
cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements:
You
should carefully consider these risks before you invest in our securities,
along
with the following factors that could cause actual results to vary from our
forward-looking statements:
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the
factors referenced in this prospectus and the documents incorporated
and
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including
those
referred to above under the caption “Risk
Factors;”
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the
effect of changes in laws and regulations, including federal and
state
banking laws and regulations, with which we must comply, and the
associated costs of compliance with such laws and regulations either
currently or in the future as applicable;
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the
effect of changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or
principles, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well
as by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board;
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the
effect of changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans;
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the
effect on our competitive position within our market area of the
increasing consolidation within the banking and financial services
industries, including the increased competition from larger regional
and
out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers
of
various financial services;
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the
effect of changes in interest rates;
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the
possibility that we may become subject to a formal agreement with
our
primary regulators and may be restricted in our use of brokered deposits;
and
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the
effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in local, regional
or national economies.
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Except
as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
the
events described by our forward-looking statements might not occur. We qualify
any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
Please keep this cautionary note in mind as you read this prospectus and the
documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
do not
know either the number of shares of common stock that will be ultimately sold
pursuant to the Plan or the prices at which such shares will be sold. We will
receive proceeds from the purchase of shares of common stock through the Plan
only to the extent that such purchases are made directly from us and not from
open market purchases by the Plan Administrator. We intend to use the net
proceeds from the sale of such shares of our common stock for general corporate
purposes and capital enhancement.
THE
PLAN
Our
board
of directors initially adopted the Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend
Reinvestment Plan on May 12, 2008 and adopted the amendments reflected in
this prospectus on October 27, 2008. The following series of questions and
answers explains and constitutes the Plan in its entirety. Shareholders who
do
not participate in the Plan will receive cash dividends, as declared, and paid
in the usual manner.
PURPOSE
1.
What is the purpose of the Plan?
The
primary purpose of the Plan is to provide eligible holders of shares of our
common stock, Series A Preferred and interested new investors with a convenient
and economical method of increasing their investment in us by investing cash
dividends or Optional Cash Payments, or both, in additional shares of common
stock without payment of any brokerage commission or service charge.
We
may
also use the Plan to raise additional capital through the sale each month of
a
portion of the shares available for issuance under the Plan to owners of shares
and interested new investors (including brokers or dealers) who, in connection
with any resales of such shares, may be deemed to be underwriters.
Under
the
Plan, if you purchase shares directly from us, the net proceeds of the sale
of
those shares will be for general corporate purposes, including funding our
investment activity, enhancing our capital, repayment of indebtedness and
working capital.
The
Plan
is intended for the benefit of our investors and not for individuals or
investors who engage in transactions which may cause aberrations in the price
or
trading volume of shares of common stock. We reserve the right to monitor
activity in all Plan accounts, and to modify, suspend, or terminate
participation in the Plan by otherwise eligible holders of shares of common
or
Series A Preferred or interested new investors to eliminate practices which
are,
in our sole discretion, not consistent with the purposes or operation of the
Plan or which adversely affect the price of the shares of common stock.
AVAILABLE
OPTIONS
2.
What options are available under the Plan?
Stock
Purchase Program.
Each
month, you may elect to invest Optional Cash Payments in shares of common stock,
subject to a minimum per month purchase of $250 and a maximum per month purchase
limit of $10,000, subject to waiver. You may make Optional Cash Payments each
month even if you do not reinvest dividends.
Dividend
Reinvestment Program.
Holders
of our common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable, who wish to
participate in the Plan, whether Record Owners, Beneficial Owners, and
interested new investors who make an initial investment through the Stock
Purchase Program described above may elect to have all, a portion, or none
of
any cash dividends paid on their shares of our common stock or Series A
Preferred, as applicable, automatically reinvested in additional shares of
common stock through the Dividend Reinvestment Program. Cash dividends are
paid
on our common stock and Series A Preferred, or if and when outstanding on any
other class of equity that pays dividends, when and as authorized by our board
of directors and declared by us, generally on a quarterly basis. Subject to
the
availability of shares of common stock registered for issuance under the Plan,
there is generally no limitation on the amount of dividends you may reinvest
under the dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan.
BENEFITS
AND DISADVANTAGES
3.
What are the benefits and disadvantages of the Plan?
Benefits
(a)
Whether you are an eligible shareholder or a new investor, the Plan provides
you
with the opportunity to make monthly investments of Optional Cash Payments,
subject to minimum and maximum amounts, for the purchase of additional shares
of
common stock.
(b)
The
Plan provides you with the opportunity to automatically reinvest cash dividends
paid on all or a portion of your common stock or Series A Preferred, as
applicable, in additional shares of common stock.
(c)
All
cash dividends paid on Participants’ Plan shares enrolled in the Dividend
Reinvestment Program can be fully invested in additional shares of common stock
because the Plan permits fractional shares to be credited to Plan accounts.
Dividends on such fractional shares, as well as on whole shares, will also
be
reinvested in additional shares which will be credited to Plan accounts.
(d)
Shares of common stock purchased directly from us under the Plan will be issued
without a sales commission.
(e)
You
may direct the Plan Administrator to transfer, at any time at no cost to you,
all or a portion of your shares in the Plan to a Plan account for another person
as long as you meet all of the transfer requirements as set forth in Question
30.
(f)
The
Plan offers a “share safekeeping” service that allows you to deposit your
company stock certificates with the Plan Administrator at no cost and to have
your ownership of common stock purchased under the Plan maintained on the Plan
Administrator’s records in uncertificated form as part of your Plan account, if
you so desire.
(g)
You
will receive statements containing year-to-date information on all Plan
transactions in your account within a reasonable time after a transaction
occurs, as well as on a quarterly basis, that are designed to simplify your
recordkeeping. Our Plan Administer also maintains account activity online.
Shareholders may sign up for a user identification number and password online
which will permit them to review their account activity at any time. They are
also able to download enrollment and withdrawal forms from the Plan
Administrator’s website.
Disadvantages
(a)
Neither we nor the Plan Administrator will pay interest on dividends or Optional
Cash Payments held pending reinvestment or investment. In addition, Optional
Cash Payments of less than $250 and that portion of any Optional Cash Payment
which exceeds the maximum monthly purchase limit of $10,000 (unless such upper
limit has been waived by us) may be subject to return to you without interest.
(b)
With
respect to Optional Cash Payments, the actual number of shares to be issued
to
your Plan account will not be determined until after the end of the relevant
Pricing Period. Therefore, during the Pricing Period you will not know the
actual number of shares, if any, you have purchased.
(c)
With
respect to shares acquired from us, the Market Price may exceed the price at
which shares of our common stock are trading on the Investment Date when the
shares are issued. The fair market value on the Investment Date generally
governs the amount of taxable income to shareholders and may affect the price
at
which your shares are purchased.
(d)
Because Optional Cash Payments must be received by the Plan Administrator by
the
Optional Cash Payment Due Date, such payments may be exposed to changes in
market conditions for a longer period of time than in the case of typical
secondary market transactions. In addition, Optional Cash Payments once received
by the Plan Administrator will not be returned to you unless you send a written
request to the Plan Administrator at least five business days before the
commencement of the relevant Pricing Period with respect to that payment.
(e)
There
is a nominal fee per transaction, a brokerage commission, and applicable share
transfer taxes on resales that you may be required to pay to the Plan
Administrator if you request that the Plan Administrator sell some or all of
your shares of common stock credited to your Plan account.
(f)
If
you chose to reinvest cash dividends, you will be treated for federal income
tax
purposes as having received a distribution in cash on the distribution payment
date. You may have to use other funds (or sell a portion of the common stock
received) to fund the resulting tax liability.
Prospective
investors should carefully consider the matters referenced in the Risk Factors
section of the prospectus before making an investment in our common stock.
ADMINISTRATION
4.
Who administers the Plan? How do I contact them?
Administration
of the Plan is conducted by the individual (who may be an employee of our
company), bank, trust company or other entity (including our company) appointed
from time to time by us to act as administrator of the plan. Registrar and
Transfer Company (“R&T”) is the current Plan Administrator. The Plan
Administrator is responsible for administering the Plan, receiving all your
cash
investments, maintaining records of account activities, issuing statements
of
account and performing other duties required by the Plan. The number of shares
credited to your account under the Plan will be shown on your statement of
account.
You
may
contact R&T by:
Internet
Once
you
have registered online and received a password, you can review account activity,
obtain information and download enrollment and other forms to use in requesting
transactions on your plan account on the R&T website at
www.rtco.com
.
Telephone
You
can
telephone R&T toll-free within the United States and Canada by calling
800-866-1340. An automated voice response system is available 24 hours a day,
7
days a week. Customer service representatives are available Monday through
Thursday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Eastern time, and Friday,
between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Eastern time (except
holidays).
Mail
You
may
write to the Plan Administrator at the following address:
For
inquiries and transaction processing, to:
WGNB
Corp. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
c/o
Registrar and Transfer Company
Dividend
Reinvestment Department
10
Commerce Drive
Cranford,
New Jersey 07016-3572
You
should be sure to include your name, address, daytime phone number, social
security or tax I.D. number and a reference to WGNB Corp. on all
correspondence.
We
may
appoint a successor administrator or agent in place of the Plan Administrator
at
any time. You will be promptly informed of any such appointment.
The
Plan
Administrator also acts as dividend disbursing agent, transfer agent, and
registrar for our common stock and Series A Preferred.
PARTICIPATION
For
purposes of this section, responses are generally directed (a) to existing
shareholders, according to the method by which their shares are held, or (b)
to
investors who are not currently shareholders but would like to make an initial
purchase of common stock to become a Participant.
5.
Who is eligible to participate?
A
Record
Owner (which means a shareholder who owns shares of our stock in his or her
own
name) or a Beneficial Owner (which means a shareholder who beneficially owns
shares of our stock that are registered in a name other than his or her own
name, for example, in the name of a broker, bank, or other nominee) may
participate in the Plan. A Record Owner may participate directly in the Plan.
A
Beneficial Owner must either become a Record Owner by having one or more shares
transferred into his or her own name or coordinating with his or her broker,
bank, or other nominee to participate in the Plan on his or her behalf. A
broker, bank, or other nominee acting on behalf of a Beneficial Owner must
have
a separate account for each Beneficial Owner who is a Participant in the Plan
and for whom it acts as the broker, bank, or other nominee. In addition,
interested investors who are not shareholders may participate in the Plan
through the Optional Cash Payment feature.
6.
Can non-U.S. citizens participate in the Plan?
Yes.
If
you are not a U.S. citizen, you can participate in the Plan, provided there
are
no laws or governmental regulations that would prohibit you from participating
or laws or governmental regulations that would affect the terms of the Plan.
We
reserve the right to terminate the participation of any shareholder if we deem
it advisable under any foreign laws or regulations. You will be subject to
certain tax withholding regarding dividends that are reinvested.
7.
How do I enroll in the Plan if I am already a WGNB Corp.
shareholder?
After
being furnished with a copy of this prospectus, you may join the Plan at any
time by completing and returning the enclosed enrollment form. All Plan
materials, including enrollment forms, as well as other plan forms and this
prospectus, are available through the Plan Administrator as indicated in the
answer to Question 4 above.
You
will
become a participant after a properly completed enrollment form has been
received and accepted by the administrator.
8.
I already own shares, but they are held by my bank or broker and registered
in
“street name.” How can I participate in the Plan?
If
you
are the Beneficial Owner of common stock registered in “street name” (for
example, in the name of a bank, broker or trustee), you may participate in
the
Plan by either: (1) transferring those securities into your own name and
depositing those shares of common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable,
into the Plan for safekeeping and/or electing to reinvest cash dividend payments
on those shares in common stock; or (2) making arrangements with your Record
Owner (for example, your bank, broker or trustee, who will become the
participant) to participate in the Plan on your behalf.
9.
I am not currently a WGNB Corp. shareholder. How do I enroll in the
Plan?
If
you do
not currently own any shares of our common stock or Series A Preferred and
you
wish to become a shareholder and a participant in the Plan, you may join the
Plan by using one of the following methods.
Mail
.
Complete the enclosed enrollment form and return it, along with your initial
investment, to the address provided. To make your initial investment, you may
(a) enclose a check for a minimum of $250 up to a maximum of $10,000, made
payable to “Registrar and Transfer Company” or (b) authorize an automatic
one-time deduction from your U.S. bank account for a minimum of $250 up to
a
maximum of $10,000.
All
money
must be in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank. Cash, money orders, traveler’s
checks and third party checks will not be accepted.
Additional
enrollment materials can be obtained by calling R&T at 800-866-1340 or
downloading these materials from their website at
www.rtco.com
.
10.
Are there fees associated with participation in the Plan?
We
will
pay all fees generally associated with reinvestment and direct purchases of
our
stock by you through the Plan. If you decide to sell any or all of the shares
or
otherwise terminate your Plan account, however, you will be responsible for
the
fees. The following is a list of all fees applicable to participants in the
Plan:
Sale
of Shares (Full or Partial):
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$15.00
per sale
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Certificate
Issuance:
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$10.00
per withdrawal
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Deposit
of Certificates (Safekeeping):
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$5.00
per deposit
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Gift
or Transfer of Shares:
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$5.00
per transfer request
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Returned
Check for Insufficient Funds:
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$25.00
per check
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Duplicate
Statements:
·
Current Year
·
Prior Year(s)
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$5.00
per request
$10.00
per request
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11.
What are the dividend payment options?
You
may
select from the following dividend options:
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Full
Dividend Reinvestment:
You may elect to reinvest all of your cash dividends by designating
your
election on your enrollment form. Dividends paid on all shares of
common
stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable, registered in your name
in
stock certificate form and/or credited to your account will be reinvested
under the Plan in additional shares of common stock.
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Partial
Dividend Reinvestment:
You may elect to receive part of your dividends in cash by designating
your election on your enrollment form. If you elect partial dividend
reinvestment, you must specify the number of whole shares of common
stock
or Series A Preferred, as applicable, for which you want to receive
cash
dividends. Dividends paid on all other shares registered in your
name in
stock certificate form and/or credited to your account will be reinvested
under the Plan in additional shares of common
stock.
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No
Dividend Reinvestment:
You may elect to receive all of your dividends in cash by designating
your
election on your enrollment form. Dividends paid in cash will be
sent to
you by check in the manner in which such dividends are sent to
shareholders of the Company.
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Automatic
reinvestment of your dividends does not relieve you of liability for income
taxes that may be owed on your dividends. Dividends paid on shares credited
to
your account will be included in information provided both to you and the
Internal Revenue Service, or IRS. You will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as having received a dividend on the related date of purchase of shares
of common stock under the Plan, which may give rise to a tax payment obligation
without providing you with immediate cash to pay such tax when it becomes due.
See Question 45 “What are the federal income tax consequences of participation
in the Plan?”
R&T
will begin to reinvest your dividends automatically on the next dividend payment
date after R&T receives your fully completed enrollment form and initial
investment, if applicable. If your completed enrollment form and initial
investment, if applicable, arrive after the record date, reinvestment may not
begin until the following dividend.
12.
How do I make an additional investment?
You
may
make optional cash investments by choosing any of the following three
options:
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Check
Investment.
You
may make optional cash investments in our common stock by sending
to
R&T a check for the purchase of additional shares. The check must be
made payable to “Registrar and Transfer Company” drawn on a U.S. bank and
payable in U.S. dollars. Reference “WGNB Corp.” in the memo section of
your check. If you are not in the U.S., contact your bank to verify
that
they can provide you with a check that clears through a U.S. bank
and can
print the dollar amount in U.S. funds. Due to the longer clearance
period,
R&T is unable to accept checks clearing through non-U.S. banks. All
checks should be sent to R&T, at the address provided in Question 4.
R&T will not accept cash, money orders, traveler’s checks or third
party checks.
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Automatic
Investment from a Bank Account
.
You may elect to have funds automatically withdrawn every month from
your
checking or savings account by electronic funds transfer at a qualified
U.S. financial institution. You may elect the automatic cash withdrawal
option by completing and returning an automatic deduction enrollment
form,
along with a voided blank check or a checking or savings account
deposit
slip. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for the first investment to be initiated.
Once automatic deductions begin, funds will be withdrawn from your
bank
account on the 10th day of each month, or the next business day if
that
day is not a business day.
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Once
initiated, automatic monthly deductions will continue at the level you set
until
you change your instruction by notifying R&T. You may change the amount of
money or terminate the automatic monthly withdrawal of funds by completing
and
submitting a new automatic deduction enrollment form. To be effective for a
particular month, R&T must receive your request at least seven business days
prior to the applicable debit date. Once you enroll online (where you will
be
given a user id and a password), you will be able to download these forms from
R&T’s website at
www.rtco.com
.
See
Question 15 for information regarding Investment Dates.
13.
What are the minimum and maximum amounts for optional cash
investments?
If
you
are a current shareholder, or if you wish to become a shareholder, you may
make
optional cash investments by check or automatic deduction from a U.S. bank
account subject to a minimum investment of $250 per month, and up to a maximum
of $10,000 per month (except pursuant to a request for approval to make an
optional cash investment in excess of $10,000, as described below).
We
may
adjust all minimum and maximum plan investment amounts at our discretion from
time to time after notification to all participants.
14.
When may an eligible shareholder or interested new investor join the
Plan?
A
Record
Owner or a Beneficial Owner may join the Plan at any time. A new investor may
join the Plan by making an initial investment of $250 to $10,000 (or more with
our permission) when completing the enrollment form. Once in the Plan, you
remain in the Plan until you withdraw, we or the Plan Administrator terminate
your participation or we terminate the Plan.
15.
When will dividends and Optional Cash Payments be invested?
When
shares are purchased from us, the Plan Administrator will make those purchases
on the Investment Date in each month. The Investment Date will generally be
the
dividend payment date for dividends and, gen
e
rally,
the 15th day of a month for Optional Cash Payments, unless such date is not
a
business day in which case it is the 1st business day immediately thereafter,
or, in the case of open market purchases, typically some day or days between
the
15th and the next 10 business days thereafter, as market conditions permit.
For
Optional Cash Payments, we may designate other Investment Dates for any month,
at our sole discretion.
When
the
Plan Administrator makes open market purchases, those purchases may be made
on
any securities exchange where the shares are traded, in the over-the-counter
market; or in negotiated transactions, and may be subject to such terms with
respect to price, delivery, and other matters as agreed to by the Plan
Administrator. Neither we nor you will have any authorization or power to direct
the time or price at which the Plan Administrator purchases shares or the
selection of the broker or dealer through or from whom the Plan Administrator
makes purchases. However, when the Plan Administrator makes open market
purchases with Optional Cash Payments, the Plan Administrator is required to
use
its reasonable best efforts to purchase the shares at the lowest possible price
while meeting the time requirements. If, despite using its best efforts, the
Plan Administrator is unable to make sufficient open market purchases to invest
dividends and/or fill share purchase orders by the last trading day of the
applicable month in which the Investment Date was to occur, and we are unable
(for any reason in our sole discretion) to use authorized but unissued shares
reserved under the Plan to complete such dividend reinvestment and/or share
purchase orders, the Plan Administrator will return any Optional Cash Payments
for which purchases have not been filled and remit cash (with respect to
uninvested dividends) to the shareholders who otherwise would have received
shares. In determining which shareholders shall have priority with respect
to
dividend investments and/or share purchase orders, we may base such
determinations on any factors we deem reasonable (including length of
participation in the Plan).
If
the
Plan Administrator receives the enrollment form at least two days before the
Record Date for a dividend payment, the election to reinvest dividends will
begin with that dividend payment. If the Plan Administrator receives the
enrollment form less than two days before any such Record Date, reinvestment
of
dividends will begin on the dividend payment date following the next Record
Date
if you are still a shareholder of record.
The
Plan
Administrator will allocate shares and credit shares, computed to four decimal
places, to your account as follows: (1) shares purchased from us will be
allocated and credited as of the appropriate Investment Date; and (2) shares
purchased in open market transactions will be allocated and credited as of
the
date on which the Plan Administrator completes the purchases of the aggregate
number of shares to be purchased on behalf of all Participants with dividends
to
be reinvested or Optional Cash Payments, as the case may be, during the month.
No
interest will be paid on cash dividends pending investment or reinvestment
under
the terms of the Plan. Since no interest is paid on cash held by the Plan
Administrator, it normally will be in your best interest to defer Optional
Cash
Payments until shortly before commencement of the Pricing Period.
PURCHASES
AND PRICES OF SHARES
16.
What will be the price to Participants of shares purchased under the
Plan?
With
respect to both reinvested dividends and Optional Cash Payments and whether
the
shares are acquired directly from us or on the open market, they will be
purchased for the Plan at the Market Price, as defined below.
The
Market Price, in the case of shares purchased directly from us, will be the
average of the daily high and low sales prices, computed to four decimal places,
of our common stock on the Nasdaq or other applicable securities exchange,
as
reported in Bloomberg
,
during
the Pricing Period (generally the 10 days (or as otherwise designated by us
at
our sole discretion from time to time and disclosed in any waivers so granted)
on which the Nasdaq is open and for which trades in our common stock are
reported immediately preceding the relevant Investment Date, or, if no trading
occurs in our common stock on one or more of such days, for the 10 days (or
other number) immediately preceding the Investment Date for which trades are
reported; the exact number of days depends on the determined Pricing Period).
In
the case of shares purchased on the open market, the Market Price will be the
weighted average of the actual prices paid, net of any brokerage commissions,
computed to four decimal places, for all of the common stock purchased by the
Plan Administrator with all Participants’ reinvested dividends and Optional Cash
Payments for the related month.
Neither
we nor you will have any authorization or power to direct the time or price
at
which the Plan Administrator purchases shares or the selection of the broker
or
dealer through or from whom the Plan Administrator makes the purchases. However,
when open market purchases are made by the Plan Administrator, the Plan
Administrator is required to use its best efforts to purchase the shares at
the
lowest possible price.
17.
What are the Record Dates and Investment Dates for Dividend
Reinvestment?
For
the
reinvestment of dividends on shares of our common stock, the Record Date is
the
date set by our board of directors for determination of the ownership of the
common stock entitled to payment of a dividend on the dividend payment date.
Likewise, the dividend payment date authorized by our board of directors
constitutes the Investment Date applicable to the reinvestment of that dividend
with respect to shares of common stock acquired directly from us.
For
the
reinvestment of dividends on shares of our Series A Preferred, the Record Date
is the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month during which a
“dividend payment date” falls. If approved by our board of directors, dividends
will be payable on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15,
commencing December 15, 2008. In the case that any date on which dividends
are
payable on the Series A Preferred is not a business day, then payment of the
dividend payable on that date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a
business day. Consequently, the dividend payment date with respect to shares
of
our Series A Preferred constitutes the Investment Date applicable to the
reinvestment of that dividend for shares of common stock acquired directly
from
us.
The
Investment Date with respect to shares of common stock that the Plan
Administrator purchases in open market transactions will typically be some
day
or days between the Investment Date and the next 10 business days thereafter,
as
market conditions permit. Dividends will be reinvested on the Investment Date
using the applicable Market Price. See Question 15 for additional information
regarding the potential return of requested investments if the Plan
Administrator is unable, despite its best efforts, to fill share purchase orders
from open market purchases.
18.
How will the number of shares purchased for you be
determined?
Your
Plan
account will be credited with the number of shares, including fractions computed
to four decimal places, equal to the total amount to be invested on your behalf
divided by the purchase price per share. The total amount to be invested will
depend on the amount of any dividends paid on the number of shares of common
stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable, that you own on the applicable
Record Date and shares of common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable,
credited to your Plan account and available for investment on the related
Investment Date, or the amount of any Optional Cash Payments made by you and
available for investment on the related Investment Date. Subject to the
availability of shares of common stock registered for issuance under the Plan,
there is no limit to the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to
the
reinvestment of dividends.
19.
What is the source of shares of common stock purchased under the
Plan?
Shares
of
common stock credited to your Plan account will be purchased either directly
from us, in which event such shares will be authorized but unissued shares,
or
on the open market or privately negotiated transactions, or by a combination
of
the foregoing, at our option, after a review of current market conditions and
our current and projected capital needs. We will determine the source of the
shares of common stock to be purchased under the Plan at least three business
days before the relevant Investment Date, and will notify the Plan Administrator
of the same. Neither we nor the Plan Administrator will be required to provide
any written notice to you as to the source of the shares of common stock to
be
purchased under the Plan, but information regarding the source of the shares
of
common stock may be obtained by contacting our investor relations department
at
(770) 832-3557. See Question 15 for additional information regarding the
potential return of requested investments if the Plan Administrator is unable,
despite its best efforts, to fill share purchase orders from open market
purchases.
20.
How does the Optional Cash Payment feature of the Plan
work?
All
Record Owners and interested new investors who have timely submitted properly
completed enrollment forms indicating their intention to participate in the
Optional Cash Payment feature, and all Beneficial Owners whose brokers, banks,
or other nominees have timely submitted signed enrollment forms indicating
their
intention to participate in the Optional Cash Payment feature (except for
Beneficial Owners whose brokers, banks, or other nominees hold the shares of
the
Beneficial Owners in the name of a major securities depository), are eligible
to
make Optional Cash Payments during any month, whether or not a dividend is
declared. If a broker, bank, or other nominee holds shares of a Beneficial
Owner
in the name of a major securities depository, Optional Cash Payments must be
made through the use of the broker and nominee form. Optional cash payments
must
be accompanied by an enrollment form or a broker and nominee form, as
applicable. The Plan Administrator will apply any Optional Cash Payment received
from you no later than one business day before commencement of that month’s
Pricing Period to the purchase of additional shares of common stock for your
account on the following Investment Date and will enroll all, a portion or
none
of such shares in the Dividend Reinvestment program as directed on the
enrollment form.
You
are
not obligated to participate in the Optional Cash Payment feature of the Plan.
Optional Cash Payments need not be in the same amount each month.
21.
What limitations apply to Optional Cash Payments?
Each
Optional Cash Payment is subject to a minimum per month purchase of $250 and
a
maximum per month purchase limit of $10,000. For purposes of these limitations,
all Plan accounts under your common control or management (which will be
determined at our sole discretion) will be aggregated. Generally, Optional
Cash
Payments of less than $250 and that portion of any Optional Cash Payment which
exceeds the maximum monthly purchase limit of $10,000, unless such limit has
been waived by us, will be returned to you without interest at the end of the
relevant Pricing Period.
You
may
make Optional Cash Payments of up to $10,000 each month without our prior
approval, subject to our right to modify, suspend, or terminate participation
in
the Plan by otherwise eligible holders of shares of common stock or interested
new investors to eliminate practices which are, in our sole discretion, not
consistent with the purposes or operation of the Plan or which adversely affect
the price of the shares of common stock.
Optional
cash payments in excess of $10,000 may be made by you only upon our acceptance
of a completed Request for Waiver form from you and the Plan Administrator’s
receipt of that form. There is no pre-established maximum limit applicable
to
Optional Cash Payments that may be made pursuant to accepted Requests for
Waivers. A Request for Waiver form must be received by us and the Plan
Administrator and accepted by us and notice of our acceptance must have been
received by the Plan Administrator no later than the Optional Cash Payment
Due
Date for the applicable Investment Date. Request for Waiver forms will be
furnished at any time upon request to the Plan Administrator at the address
or
telephone number specified in Question 4. If you are interested in obtaining
further information about a Request for Waiver, you should contact our investor
relations department at (770) 832-3557.
Your
written Request for Waiver must include the proposed investment amount(s),
Pricing Period(s), and Investment Date(s), prior to the commencement of the
requested Pricing Period(s). If Requests for Waiver are submitted for any period
for an aggregate amount in excess of the amount we are willing to accept, we
may
honor such requests in order of receipt, pro rata, or by any other method which
we determine to be appropriate.
Waivers
will be considered on the basis of a variety of factors, which may include
our
current and projected capital needs, the alternatives available to us to meet
those needs, prevailing market prices for shares of common stock and our other
securities, general economic and market conditions, expected aberrations in
the
price or trading volume of the shares of common stock, the potential disruption
of the price of the shares of common stock by a financial intermediary, the
number of shares of common stock that you hold, your past actions under the
Plan, the aggregate amount of Optional Cash Payments for which such waivers
have
been submitted, and the administrative constraints associated with granting
such
waivers. Grants of waivers will be made in our absolute discretion.
22.
What are the Due Dates and Investment Dates for Optional Cash
Payments?
Optional
cash payments will be invested on the related Investment Date. The Optional
Cash
Payment Due Date is one business day before commencement of the related Pricing
Period and the Investment Date is generally on or about the 15th day of each
month or, in the case of open market purchases, the Investment Date will be
such
day or days between the 15th and the next 10 business days thereafter, as market
conditions permit. We may provide for more than one Optional Cash Payment per
month, at our sole discretion. See Question 15 for additional information
regarding the potential return of requested investments if the Plan
Administrator is unable, despite its best efforts, to fill share purchase orders
from open market purchases.
Optional
Cash Payments that the Plan Administrator timely receives will be applied to
the
purchase of shares of common stock on the Investment Dates which relate to
the
related Pricing Period. No interest will be paid by us or the Plan Administrator
on Optional Cash Payments held pending investment. Generally, Optional Cash
Payments not timely received will be returned to you without interest at the
end
of the Pricing Period; you may resubmit those Optional Cash Payments before
commencement of the next or a later Pricing Period.
For
a
schedule of expected Optional Cash Payment Due Dates and Investment Dates,
visit
our website at
www.wgnb.com
.
23.
When must the Plan Administrator receive Optional Cash
Payments?
Each
month the Plan Administrator will apply any Optional Cash Payment for which
good
funds are timely received to the purchase of shares of common stock for your
account during the next Pricing Period. For funds to be invested during the
next
Pricing Period, the Plan Administrator must have received a check or wire
transfer by the end of the business day immediately preceding the first trading
day of the ensuing Pricing Period and that check or wire transfer must have
cleared on or before the first Investment Date in such Pricing Period. Wire
transfers may be used only if the Plan Administrator approves it verbally in
advance. Checks are accepted subject to timely collection as good funds and
verification of compliance with the terms of the Plan. Checks should be made
payable to “Registrar and Transfer Company” (please reference “WGNB Corp.” in
the memo section of your check) and submitted together with, initially, the
enrollment form or, subsequently, the form for additional investments attached
to your statements. Checks returned for any reason will not be resubmitted
for
collection.
You
can
automatically invest a specified monthly amount (not less than $250 and not
more
than $10,000 per month) deducted directly from your U.S. bank account by
completing the automatic monthly deduction section on the enrollment form and
returning it to the Plan Administrator. Funds will be transferred from your
bank
account on the 10th day of each month. You can change or stop automatic monthly
investments by completing and returning a new automatic monthly deduction
section on the enrollment form or by sending written notification to the Plan
Administrator. The Plan Administrator must receive your instructions and
authorization ten business days prior to the monthly Optional Cash Payment
Due
Date.
No
interest will be paid by us or the Plan Administrator on Optional Cash Payments
held pending investment. Since no interest is paid on cash held by the Plan
Administrator, it normally will be in your best interest to defer Optional
Cash
Payments until shortly before commencement of the Pricing Period.
For
payments to be invested on the Investment Date, in addition to the receipt
of
good funds by the Optional Cash Payment Due Dates, the Plan Administrator must
be in receipt of an enrollment form or a broker and nominee form, as
appropriate, as of the same date.
24.
May Optional Cash Payments be returned?
Yes.
Upon
written request to the Plan Administrator received at least five business days
before the commencement of the relevant Pricing Period for the Investment Date
with respect to which Optional Cash Payments have been delivered to the Plan
Administrator, such Optional Cash Payments will be returned to you as soon
as
practicable. Requests received less than five business days before such date
will not be returned but instead will be invested on the next related Investment
Date. Also, each Optional Cash Payment, to the extent that it does not either
conform to the limitations, or clear within the time limits, will be subject
to
return to you as soon as practicable. See Question 15 for additional information
regarding the potential return of requested investments if the Plan
Administrator is unable, despite its best efforts, to fill share purchase orders
from open market purchases.
25.
Are there any expenses to you in connection with your participation under the
Plan?
You
will
incur no brokerage commissions or service charges in connection with the
reinvestment of dividends and in connection with all purchases made pursuant
to
Optional Cash Payments under the Plan. We will pay all other costs of
administration of the Plan. However, should you request that the Plan
Administrator sell all or any portion of your shares you may pay a nominal
fee
per transaction to the Plan Administrator, any related brokerage commissions,
and applicable stock transfer taxes. You will be responsible for certain
miscellaneous fees (such as requests for duplicate statements, returned, checks,
and the like). These fees are described in Question 10.
26.
Will you be credited with dividends on fractions of shares?
Yes,
fractional shares are computed to four decimal places and dividends are rounded
to the nearest penny.
CERTIFICATES
FOR COMMON SHARES
27.
Will certificates be issued for shares purchased?
No.
Shares of common stock purchased for you will be held in the name of the Plan
Administrator or its nominee. No certificates will be issued to you for shares
in the Plan unless you submit a written request to the Plan Administrator or
until participation in the Plan is terminated. At any time, you may request
that
the Plan Administrator send you a certificate for some or all of the whole
shares credited to your account. You should mail this request to the Plan
Administrator at the address set forth in the answer to Question 4. Any
remaining whole shares and any fractions of shares will remain credited to
your
Plan account. Certificates for fractional shares will not be issued under any
circumstances.
28.
In whose name will certificates be registered when issued?
Your
Plan
account is maintained in the name registered at the time of your enrollment
in
the Plan. Share certificates for whole shares purchased under the Plan will
be
similarly registered when issued upon your request. If you are a Beneficial
Owner, you should place the request through your banker, broker, or other
nominee. If you wish to pledge shares credited to your Plan account, you must
first withdraw those shares from the Plan account. If you wish to withdraw
your
shares and have any or all of the full shares held in their Plan account issued
and delivered to you in physical form, you may do so by sending a written
instruction to the Plan Administrator at the address set forth in Question
4.
Registration of withdrawn shares in a name other than yours will require the
guaranty of your signature.
SALES
AND TRANSFERS
29.
How may I sell shares I hold through the Plan?
You
can
fax your request to 908-497-2320. You can also make a sale request online at
rtco.com
after you register on the website. You can submit your request
to R&T by completing and submitting the tear-off portion of the account
statement. R&T will cause your shares to be sold on the open market within
five business days of receipt of your request. R&T may combine your shares
to be sold with those of other Plan participants selling shares at the same
time. The sales price per share will be the weighted average price per share
received by R&T for all sales made on that day (and any succeeding days
necessary to complete the sale order). Once sold, R&T will send you the
proceeds, less the service fees set forth in Question 10 and applicable
commission fees. Proceeds are paid by check.
R&T
reserves the right to decline to process a sale if it determines, in its sole
discretion, that supporting legal documentation is required. In addition, no
one
will have any authority or power to direct the time or price at which shares
for
the Plan are sold, and no one, other than R&T, will select the broker(s) or
dealer(s) through or from whom sales are to be made.
You
should be aware that the price of our common stock may rise or fall during
the
period between a request for sale, its receipt by R&T and the ultimate sale
on the open market. Instructions sent to R&T to sell shares are binding and
may not be rescinded. If you prefer to have complete control as to the exact
timing and sales prices, you can transfer the shares to a broker of your own
choosing and sell them through that broker.
Signature
Guarantees
If
your
sale request will involve amounts of $10,000 or more, your sale request must
include a signature that is “Medallion Guaranteed” by a financial institution.
Most banks and brokers participate in the Medallion Guarantee Program. The
Medallion Guarantee Program ensures that the individual signing is in fact
the
owner of the shares to be transferred. A notary is not sufficient.
30.
Can I transfer shares that I hold in the Plan to someone
else?
Yes.
You
may transfer ownership of some or all of your shares held through the Plan.
You
may call R&T at 800-866-1340 for complete transfer instructions or go to
www.rtco.com
to
download the appropriate materials. You will be asked to send R&T written
transfer instructions and your signature must be “Medallion Guaranteed” by a
financial institution. Most banks and brokers participate in the Medallion
Guarantee Program. The Medallion Guarantee Program ensures that the individual
signing is in fact the owner of the shares to be transferred. A notary is not
sufficient.
You
may
transfer shares to new or existing WGNB Corp. shareholders. You may not transfer
fractional shares.
MODIFICATIONS
OR CLOSURE OF PLAN ACCOUNT
31.
How may I modify or close my Plan account?
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Changing
Dividend Options
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You may change dividend options by submitting a new election to the
Plan
Administrator. To be effective for a specific dividend, R&T must
receive any change before or on the record date for such dividend.
Record
dates are usually 10 days prior to dividend payment dates for our
common
stock. The record date for payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred
will be the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month
during
which the dividend payment date falls (which, if declared by our
board, is
each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December
15).
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Stopping
Dividend Reinvestment
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You may stop reinvestment of cash dividends at any time by sending
instructions to R&T. If R&T receives your request to stop dividend
reinvestment not later than three days prior to the payment date
for a
dividend, then R&T may pay the dividend in cash on the next Investment
Date. If R&T receives your request to stop dividend reinvestment less
than three days prior to the payment date for a dividend, then R&T
will reinvest the dividend under the Plan on the next Investment
Date.
After processing your request to stop dividend reinvestment, any
shares
credited to your account under the Plan will continue to be held
in book
entry form. Dividends on any shares held in book entry form, and
on any
shares you hold in stock certificate form, will be paid in cash by
check.
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Closing
your Plan account. You may close your Plan account
by:
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(a)
Requesting that R&T issue a stock certificate for all of your whole shares
and a check for the value of any fractional share. See Question 27 for
additional information on requesting a stock certificate; or
(b)
Requesting that R&T sell the shares held in your Plan account on the open
market and remit to you a check for the proceeds for all full and fractional
shares, less applicable service and processing fees. See Question 29 for
additional information on sales.
32.
I’ve just moved. How can I request a change of address or update other personal
data?
It
is
important that our records contain your most up-to-date personal data. If you
need to request a change of address or update other personal data, please call
R&T at 800-866-1340 or write to them at the address provided in Question 4.
Shares of common stock credited to your Plan account are subject to escheat
to
the state in which you reside in the event that such shares are deemed, under
such state’s laws, to have been abandoned by you. You, therefore, should notify
the Plan Administrator promptly in writing of any change of
address.
AUTOMATIC
TERMINATION OF PLAN
33.
Are there any automatic termination provisions?
Yes.
Participation in the Plan will be terminated if the Plan Administrator receives
written notice of the death or adjudicated incompetence of a Participant,
together with satisfactory supporting documentation of the appointment of a
legal representative, at least five business days before the next Record Date
for purchases made through the reinvestment of dividends or commencement of
the
relevant Pricing Period for Optional Cash Payments, as applicable. In the event
written notice of death or adjudicated incompetence and such supporting
documentation is received by the Plan Administrator less than five business
days
before the next Record Date for purchases made through the reinvestment of
dividends or Optional Cash Payments, as applicable, shares will be purchased
for
the Participant with the related cash dividend or Optional Cash Payment and
participation in the Plan will not terminate until after such dividend or
payment has been reinvested. Thereafter, no additional purchase of shares will
be made for the Participant’s account and the Participant’s shares and any cash
dividends paid thereon will be forwarded to the Participant’s legal
representative.
Further,
participation in the Plan may be terminated if all whole shares have been
disbursed from your shareholder account and your Plan account, leaving only
a
fraction of a share.
We
reserve the right to monitor activity in all Plan accounts, and to modify,
suspend, or terminate participation in the Plan by otherwise eligible holders
of
shares of common stock or interested new investors to eliminate practices which
are, in our sole discretion, not consistent with the purposes or operation
of
the Plan, including investment limits per account, or which adversely affect
the
price of the shares of common stock.
OTHER
INFORMATION
34.
What happens if we declare a stock dividend or a stock
split?
Any
dividend payable in shares and any additional shares distributed by us in
connection with a share split in respect of shares credited to your Plan account
will be added to that account. Share dividends or split shares which are
attributable to shares registered in your own name and not in your Plan account
will be mailed directly to you as in the case of shareholders not participating
in the Plan.
35.
How will shares held by the Plan Administrator be voted at meetings of
shareholders?
If
you
are a Record Owner, you will receive a proxy card covering both directly held
shares and shares held in the Plan. If you are a Beneficial Owner, you will
receive a proxy covering shares held in the Plan through your broker, bank,
or
other nominee. If a proxy is returned properly signed and marked for voting,
all
the shares covered by the proxy will be voted as marked. If a proxy is returned
properly signed but no voting instructions are given, all of your shares will
be
voted in accordance with recommendations of our board of directors, unless
applicable laws require otherwise. If the proxy is not returned, or if it is
returned unexecuted or improperly executed or improperly completed, shares
registered in your name may be voted only by you in person; neither we nor
the
Plan Administrator will vote such shares.
36.
What are our responsibilities and the Plan Administrator’s responsibilities
under the Plan?
We
and
the Plan Administrator will not be liable in administering the Plan for any
act
done in good faith or required by applicable law or for any good faith omission
to act, including, without limitation, any claim of liability arising out of
failure to terminate a Participant’s account upon his or her death, with respect
to the prices at which shares are purchased and/or the times when such purchases
are made or with respect to any fluctuation in the market value before or after
purchase or sale of shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained
in
the Plan limits our liability with respect to alleged violations of federal
securities laws.
We
and
the Plan Administrator will be entitled to rely on completed forms and the
proof
of due authority to participate in the Plan, without further responsibility
of
investigation or inquiry.
37.
May the Plan be changed or discontinued?
Yes.
We
may suspend, terminate, or amend the Plan at any time. Notice will be sent
to
all current Plan Participants of any suspension or termination, or of any
amendment that alters the Plan terms and conditions, as soon as practicable
after such action by us.
38.
Who should be contacted with questions about the Plan?
All
correspondence regarding the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator
at the address set forth in Question 4. Please mention WGNB Corp. and this
Plan
in all correspondence.
39.
How is the Plan interpreted?
Any
question of interpretation arising under the Plan will be determined by us
and
any such determination will be final. We may adopt additional terms and
conditions of the Plan and its operation will be governed by the laws of the
State of Georgia.
40.
What reports will I receive?
Easy
to
read statements of your calendar year-to-date account activity will be sent
to
you promptly after the settlement of each transaction, which will simplify
your
record keeping. Each statement will show the amount invested, the purchase
or
sale price, the number of shares purchased or sold and the applicable service
fees, as well as any activity associated with share deposits, transfers or
withdrawals. These statements are a record of your Plan account activity and
identify your cumulative share position. Please notify R&T promptly if your
address changes. In addition, you will receive copies of the same communications
sent to all other holders of our common stock, such as our annual reports and
proxy statements. You will also receive any Internal Revenue Service information
returns, if required. If you prefer, and if such materials are available online,
you may consent to receive communications from us electronically over the
Internet. Instead of receiving materials by mail, you will receive an electronic
notice to the e-mail address of record, notifying you of the availability of
our
materials and instructing you on how to view and act on them. In addition,
you
can review your current account status, Plan options and transaction history
online at any time at
www.rtco.com
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Please
retain all transaction statements for tax purposes as there may be a fee for
reconstructing past history.
41.
Will dividends continue to be paid while the Plan is in
effect?
Our
board
of directors has the ultimate discretion over our dividend policies, subject
to
statutory and regulatory requirements. The amount and timing of these
distributions may be changed, or the payment of dividends terminated, at any
time without notice.
42.
What are some of your responsibilities under the Plan?
Shares
of
common stock credited to your Plan account are subject to escheat to the state
in which you reside in the event that such shares are deemed, under such state’s
laws, to have been abandoned by you. You, therefore, should notify the Plan
Administrator promptly in writing of any change of address. Account statements
and other communications to you will be addressed to you at the last address
of
record that you provide to the Plan Administrator.
You
will
have no right to draw checks or drafts against your Plan account or to instruct
the Plan Administrator with respect to any shares of common stock or cash held
by the Plan Administrator except as expressly provided in the Plan.
43.
How are payments with “insufficient funds” handled?
In
the
event that any check or other deposit is returned unpaid for any reason or
your
pre-designated bank account does not have sufficient funds for an automatic
debit, R&T will consider the request for investment of that purchase null
and void. R&T will immediately remove from your account any shares already
purchased in anticipation of receiving those funds and will sell such shares.
If
the net proceeds from the sale of those shares are insufficient to satisfy
the
balance of the uncollected amounts, R&T may sell additional shares from your
account as necessary to satisfy the uncollected balance. There is a charge
for
any check or other deposit that is returned unpaid by your bank. We refer you
to
Question 10 for a list of the current returned check fees. This fee will be
collected by R&T through the sale of the number of shares from your Plan
account necessary to satisfy the fee.
44.
Am I protected against losses?
Your
investment in the Plan is no different from any investment in shares held by
you. If you choose to participate in the Plan, then you should recognize that
none of us, our subsidiary and affiliates, nor the Plan Administrator can assure
you of a profit or protect you against loss on the shares that you purchase
under the Plan. You bear the risk of loss in value and enjoy the benefits of
gains with respect to all your shares. You need to make your own independent
investment and participation decisions consistent with your situation and needs.
None of us, our subsidiary and affiliates, nor the Plan Administrator can
guarantee liquidity in the markets, and the value and marketability of your
shares may be adversely affected by market conditions.
Plan
accounts are not insured or protected by the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation or any other entity and are not guaranteed by the FDIC or any
government agency.
FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE PLAN
45.
What are the federal income tax consequences of participation in the
Plan?
The
following summarizes certain federal income tax considerations to current
shareholders who participate in the Plan.
The
following summary is based upon an interpretation of current federal tax law.
It
is important that you consult your own tax advisors to determine particular
tax
consequences, including state income tax (and non-income tax, such as stock
transfer tax) consequences, which vary from state to state and which may result
from participation in the Plan and the subsequent disposition of shares of
common stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. Income tax consequences to
Participants residing outside the United States will vary from jurisdiction
to
jurisdiction.
Dividend
Reinvestment Program
Participants
in the Dividend Reinvestment program under the Plan will be treated for federal
income tax purposes as having received a distribution in an amount equal to
the
fair market value on the Investment Date of the shares acquired with reinvested
dividends plus brokerage commissions, if any, paid on your behalf. Such shares
will have a tax basis equal to the same amount, and the holding period for
such
shares will begin on the day following the Investment Date.
For
federal income tax purposes, the fair market value of shares acquired under
the
Plan will likely be treated as equal to 100% of the average of the high and
low
sale prices of shares on the related Investment Date. Such average sales price
on that specific date may vary from the market price determined under the Plan
for such shares.
Such
distribution will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent of our current
or
accumulated earnings and profits and generally won’t be eligible for the reduced
rates on dividends paid from previously taxed earnings. To the extent the
distribution is in excess of our current or accumulated earnings and profits,
the distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital, reducing
the tax basis in your shares, and the distribution in excess of your tax basis
will be taxable as gain realized from the sale of your shares.
Stock
Purchase program
The
taxation of discounts, if any, associated with optional cash purchases is not
entirely clear. You may be treated as having received a dividend distribution
in
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares
acquired for your account on the Investment Date (plus brokerage commissions,
if
any) over the amount of your Optional Cash Payment. The fair market value on
an
Investment Date may differ from the Market Price determined under the Plan
for
such shares. You should be aware that we will treat the entire amount of such
excess value as a distribution for tax reporting purposes that is taxable as
a
dividend. It is possible, however, that such excess should not be treated as
a
taxable distribution, or if it is, that all or a portion of such distribution
should be treated as a tax-free return of capital.
Participants
are strongly encouraged to consult their own tax advisors in this
regard.
Shares
acquired under the Stock Purchase program under the Plan will have a tax basis
equal to the amount of the payment plus the dividend income, if any, recognized
as a result. Your holding period for shares of common stock acquired pursuant
to
the Plan will begin on the day following the Investment Date.
You
will
not realize any taxable income upon receipt of certificates for whole shares
of
common stock credited to your account, either upon your request for certain
of
those shares of common stock or upon your termination of participation in the
Plan. You will recognize gain or loss upon the sale or exchange of shares of
common stock acquired under the Plan. You will also recognize gain or loss
upon
receipt, following termination of participation in the Plan, of a cash payment
for any fractional share equivalent credited to your account. The amount of
any
such gain or loss will be the difference between the amount that you received
for the shares of common stock or fractional share equivalent and the tax basis
thereof.
46.
How are income tax withholding provisions applied to you?
If
you
fail to provide certain federal income tax certifications in the manner required
by law, distributions on shares of common stock or Series A Preferred, as
applicable, proceeds from the sale of fractional shares and proceeds from the
sale of shares of common stock held for your account will be subject to federal
income tax backup withholding imposed at the fourth lowest tax rate applicable
to unmarried individuals, or such other rate as is then in effect. If
withholding is required for any reason, the appropriate amount of tax will
be
withheld before investment or payment. Certain shareholders (including most
corporations) are, however, exempt from the above withholding requirements.
If
you
are a foreign shareholder you need to provide the required federal income
certifications to establish your status as a foreign shareholder so that the
foregoing backup withholding does not to apply to you. You also need to provide
the required certifications if you wish to claim the benefit of exemptions
from
federal income tax withholding or reduced withholding rates under a treaty
or
convention entered into between the United States and your country of residence.
Generally, distributions to a foreign shareholder are subject to federal income
tax withholding at 30% (or a lower treaty rate if applicable), but may be as
much as 35% for certain types of income. Certain distributions or portion of
a
distribution to a foreign shareholder may still be subject to federal income
tax
withholding even when the distribution or that portion of the distribution
is
not treated as dividend under federal income tax laws. If you are a foreign
shareholder whose distributions are subject to federal income tax withholding,
the appropriate amount will be withheld and the balance will be credited to
your
account to purchase shares of common stock.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
Except
to
the extent the Plan Administrator purchases common stock in open market
transactions, the common stock acquired under the Plan will be sold directly
by
us through the Plan. We may sell common stock to owners of shares (including
brokers or dealers) who, in connection with any resales of such shares, may
be
deemed to be underwriters. Such shares, including shares acquired pursuant
to
waivers granted with respect to the Stock Purchase program of the Plan, may
be
resold in market transactions (including coverage of short positions) on any
national security exchange on which shares of common stock trade or in privately
negotiated transactions. Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq.
Under
certain circumstances, it is expected that a portion of the shares of common
stock available for issuance under the Plan will be issued pursuant to such
waivers. The difference between the price such owners pay to us for shares
of
common stock acquired under the Plan and the price at which such shares are
resold, may be deemed to constitute underwriting commissions received by such
owners in connection with such transactions.
Subject
to the availability of shares of common stock registered for issuance under
the
Plan, there is no total maximum number of shares that can be issued pursuant
to
the reinvestment of dividends.
We
will
pay any and all brokerage commissions and related expenses incurred in
connection with purchases of common stock under the Plan. Upon withdrawal by
a
Participant from the Plan by the sale of common stock held under the Plan,
the
Participant will receive the proceeds of such sale less a nominal fee per
transaction paid to the Plan Administrator (if such resale is made by the Plan
Administrator at the request of a Participant), any related brokerage
commissions and any applicable transfer taxes.
Common
stock may not be available under the Plan in all jurisdictions. This prospectus
does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy,
any
common stock or other securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom
it is
unlawful to make such offer in such jurisdiction.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the shares of our common stock offered hereby will be passed upon
for us by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.
EXPERTS
Porter
Keadle Moore, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited
our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which are incorporated
by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement.
Our
financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Porter Keadle
Moore, LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
file
annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Commission. You may read and copy any materials we have filed with
the
Commission at the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the Public Reference Room. The Commission also maintains a web
site at
http://www.sec.gov
that
contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
concerning issuers that file electronically with the Commission, including
us.
We also maintain an Internet site at
www.wgnb.com
that
contains information concerning us. The information contained or referred to
on
our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus and is not
a
part of this prospectus.
We
have
filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act of 1933 to register the securities being offered in this
prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does
not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement
or
the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further
information regarding us and our securities, please refer to the registration
statement and the documents filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits
to
the registration statement. You may obtain the registration statement and its
exhibits from the Commission as indicated above or from us. Statements contained
in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document that
is
filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement
may not contain all the information that is important to you. We therefore
refer
you to the full text of the contract or other document filed or incorporated
by
reference as an exhibit to the registration statement.
The
Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with
the Commission, which means that we can disclose important information to you
by
referring you to those filed documents. The information incorporated by
reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that
we
file later with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this
information.
The
following documents, which have been filed with the Commission (File No.
000-30805), are incorporated herein by reference:
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our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed
with
the Commission on March 31, 2008;
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our
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission
on
April 30, 2008;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
filed
with the Commission on May 15, 2008;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
filed
with the Commission on July 22,
2008;
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our
current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 19,
June 25,
June 26, July 22 and August 18, 2008;
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the
description of our common stock and Series A Preferred in our registration
statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2008,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such
description.
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In
addition, all documents subsequently filed by us with the Commission pursuant
to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after
the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering are
deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus and a part hereof from
the
date of filing of those documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information
furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of our current reports on Form 8-K,
including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
Any
statement contained in any document incorporated by reference shall be deemed
to
be amended, modified or superseded for the purposes of this prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a later document that
is
or is considered to be incorporated by reference herein amends, modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statements so amended, modified or superseded
shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus, except as so
amended, modified or superseded.
We
will
provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered,
upon
written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents
referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference into
this
prospectus at no cost to the requester. Requests for such documents should
be
directed to WGNB Corp., Attn: Steven J. Haack, Corporate Secretary, 201 Maple
Street, P.O. Box 280, Carrollton, Georgia 30117, Tel: (770)
832-3557.
GLOSSARY
“Beneficial
Owners” are shareholders who beneficially own shares of our stock that are
registered in a name other than their own (for example, in the name of a bank,
broker, or other nominee).
“Business
day” means any da
y
other
than Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday on which the Nasdaq Capital Market
or
another applicable securities exchange is closed or a day on which WGNB Corp.
or
the Plan Administrator is authorized or obligated by law to close.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock” means WGNB Corp.’s common stock, $1.25 par value.
“Company
Stock” or “Company’s Stock” means WGNB Corp.’s common stock and any other
classes of equity securities outstanding from time to time, collectively.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Investment
Date” means, with respect to common stock acquired pursuant to a dividend
reinvestment, in the case of shares acquired directly from us, the dividend
payment date authorized by our board of directors or, in the case of open market
purchases, some day or days generally between the 15th day of the month and
the
next 10 business days thereafter, as market conditions permit; and with respect
to common stock acquired pursuant to an Optional Cash Payment, in the case
of
shares acquired directly from us, on or about the 15th day of each month; or
in
the case of open market purchases, some day or days generally between the 15th
and the next 10 business days thereafter, as market conditions permit. For
Optional Cash Payments, we may designate other Investment Dates for any month,
in our sole discretion.
“Market
Price” means, with respect to reinvested dividends and Optional Cash Payments
for shares acquired directly from us, the average daily high and low sales
prices, computed to four decimal places, of the common stock on the Nasdaq
or
another applicable securities exchange, as reported in Bloomberg, during the
Pricing Period (generally the 10 days on which the Nasdaq or another applicable
securities exchange is open and for which trades in our common stock are
reported immediately preceding the relevant Investment Date, or, if no trading
occurs in the common stock on one or more of such days, for generally the 10
days immediately preceding the Investment Date for which trades are reported).
With respect to reinvested dividends and Optional Cash Payments for shares
to be
acquired on the open market, Market Price means the weighted average of the
actual prices paid, computed to four decimal places, for all of the common
stock
purchased by the Plan Administrator with all Participants’ reinvested dividends
and Optional Cash Payments for the related month.
“Nasdaq”
means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Optional
Cash Payment Due Date” means the date on which the funds you wish to invest for
a particular period must be received by the Plan Administrator, Registrar and
Transfer Company which will generally be 1 day before the relevant Pricing
Period. You can wire the funds or send a check by mail. Wire instructions can
be
obtained from Registrar and Transfer Company or WGNB.
“Participant”
means a record owner of our common stock or Series A Preferred, as applicable,
the beneficial owner of such stock whose bank, broker or other nominee
participates on
the
beneficial owner’s behalf, or a new investor who wishes to participate in the
Plan upon making an initial investment in our common stock.
“Plan”
means the WGNB Corp. Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
“Plan
Administrator” means a plan administrator that administers the Plan, keeps
records, sends statements of account to each Participant, and performs other
duties related to the Plan. Registrar and Transfer Company currently serves
as
pla
n
administrator of the Plan.
“Plan
Shares” are all shares of common stock held in a Participant’s account under the
Plan, including shares purchased through t
h
e
Stock
Purchase Program and all whole and fractional shares credited to a Participant’s
Plan account as the result of reinvestment of dividends on shares of our common
stock or Series A Preferred enrolled in the Dividend Reinvestment Program.
“Pricing
Period” is the period generally encompassing the 10 days during which our common
stock is traded on the Nasdaq or other securities exchange preceding the
relevant dividend reinvestment or Optional Cash Payment Investment Date.
“Record
Date” means, with respect to reinvestments of dividends, the date set by our
board of directors for determination of the ownership of the common stock
entitled to payment of such dividends. For the reinvestment of dividends on
shares of our Series A Preferred, the Record Date is the last day of the
immediately preceding calendar month during which a “dividend payment date”
falls (which, if approved by our board of directors, means each March 15, June
15, September 15 and December 15).
“Record
Owner” refers to shareholders who own shares of our common stock or Series A
Preferred, as applicable, in their own names.
“Request
for Waiver” means a written request from a Participant, that we waive the
$10,000 Optional Cash Payment limitation and allow the Participant to make
Optional Cash Payments in excess of $10,000.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Series
A
Preferred” means WGNB Corp.’s 9% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, no par
value.
“Waiver
Due Date”
means,
with respect to any requests to purchase more than $10,000.00 of common stock
in
one investment period through the WGNB Corp. Direct Stock Purchase Program,
which will require authorization by the Company, the date all Waiver Request
Forms must be completed by you and forwarded to the Investor Relations
Department. The “Waiver Due Date” is the day that Waiver Requests must be
received by the Company either by facsimile (770) 832-9161 or by mail. The
Waiver Request form can be printed from this website, or alternatively, you
may
request to have the forms mailed, faxed or emailed to you by contacting Investor
Relations at (770) 832-3557 or shaack
@wgnb.com
.
For
Future Reference
:
Waiver Due
Date
|
|
Optional Cash Payment
Due Date
|
|
Pricing Period
Commencement Date
|
|
Investment Date
|
5 business days prior to Optional
Cash Payment Date
|
|
1
business day prior to Pricing Period
|
|
10
trading days prior to Investment Date
|
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The
15th of each month (or first business day
thereafter)
|
________________________________
WGNB
CORP.
Direct
Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
500,000
Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
November
6, 2008
________________________________
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth the expenses to be borne by the registrant in
connection with the offering described in this registration statement. All
such
expenses other than the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee
are
estimates.
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
|
|
$
|
268.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting
fees and expenses*
|
|
$
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
fees and expenses*
|
|
$
|
17,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Printing
and engraving costs*
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan
Administrator’s Fees and Expenses
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$
|
40,268.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
Estimated pursuant to instruction to Rule 511 of Regulation
S-K.
|
|
|
|
|
Item
15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The
articles of incorporation of WGNB Corp. provide that WGNB may indemnify or
obligate itself to indemnify its officers and directors for their actions to
the
fullest extent permitted under the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the
“GBCC”). Article Nine of WGNB’s articles of incorporation provides that WGNB may
indemnify or reimburse any person for reasonable expenses actually incurred
in
connection with any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil or criminal,
to
which such person is made a party by reason of his or her position as a
director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of WGNB, or by reason of such
person serving, at the request of WGNB, as a director, trustee, officer,
employee, or agent of another firm, corporation, trust, or other organization
or
enterprise.
Article
Nine of WGNB’s articles of incorporation further authorizes WGNB, upon approval
by its Board of Directors, to pay expenses in advance of final disposition
of
any action, suit or proceeding involving a director, trustee, officer, employee,
or agent if such person submits an undertaking to WGNB (i) of his or her good
faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct set forth in the
GBCC Section 14-2-856(b) and (ii) that he or she will repay such amount unless
it is ultimately determined that he or she was entitled to such amount under
Article Nine.
As
provided under Georgia law, the liability of a director may not be eliminated
or
limited (a) for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business
opportunity of WGNB, (b) for acts or omissions which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for unlawful corporate
distributions or (d) for any transaction from which the director received an
improper benefit.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
WGNB’s
directors and officers are insured against losses arising from any claim against
them as such for wrongful acts or omissions, subject to certain
limitations.
Item
16. Exhibits
The
following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration
statement:
Exhibit No.
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed
June 14, 2000 (the “Form 10-SB”))
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Articles
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed June 19, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
Second
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Regarding Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current
Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
|
Third
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Regarding restatement of Designations, Preferences and Rights
of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to
Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 22, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Form
10-SB)
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
See
exhibits 3.1 through 3.5 for provisions of Company’s Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws Defining the Rights of
Shareholders
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Specimen
certificate representing shares of Common Stock (Incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-SB)
|
|
|
|
5.1*
|
|
Opinion
of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to legality of the
securities being registered
|
|
|
|
23.1
|
|
Consent
of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
|
|
|
|
23.2
|
|
Consent
of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1)
|
|
|
|
24.1*
|
|
Power
of Attorney (included on signature
page)
|
__________________________
*
Previously
filed.
Item
17. Undertakings
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
Provided,
however
,
that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply
if
the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is
contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part
of
the registration statement.
(2)
That,
for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)
To
remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4)
That,
for
the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser: If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§230.430C of this
chapter), each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a
registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance
on
Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of
the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
(5)
That,
for
the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities:
The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if
the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i)
Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating
to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)
Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii)
The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall
be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable.
In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1)
For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2)
For
the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed
to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Carrollton, State of Georgia, on this 6th day of November, 2008.
|
WGNB
CORP.
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
H.B. Lipham, III
|
|
H.B.
Lipham, III
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated:
Signature
|
|
Title
|
|
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ H.B. Lipham, III
|
|
Director and
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
H.B. Lipham, III
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Steven J. Haack
|
|
Secretary and Treasurer
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
Steven J. Haack
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chairman of the Board
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
W.T. Green, Jr.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Director
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
Wanda W. Calhoun
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Director
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
Grady W. Cole
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Director and Executive Vice President
|
|
November 6, 2008
|
Mary M. Covington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director and President
|
|
|
Randall F. Eaves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Loy M. Howard
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
R.
David Perry
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
L.
Richard Plunkett
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Director
|
|
November
6, 2008
|
Donald
C. Rhodes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Thomas
T. Richards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Director
|
|
November
6, 2008
|
J.
Thomas Vance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Gelon
E. Wasdin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
William
W. Stone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steven
J. Haack,
Attorney in
Fact
|
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed
June 14, 2000 (the “Form 10-SB”))
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Articles
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form
8-K
filed June 19, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
Second
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Regarding Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current
Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
|
Third
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Regarding restatement of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to
Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 22, 2008)
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Form
10-SB)
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
See
exhibits 3.1 through 3.5 for provisions of Company’s Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws Defining the Rights of
Shareholders
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Specimen
certificate representing shares of Common Stock (Incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-SB)
|
|
|
|
5.1*
|
|
Opinion
of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to legality of the
securities being registered
|
|
|
|
23.1
|
|
Consent
of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
|
|
|
|
23.2
|
|
Consent
of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1)
|
|
|
|
24.1*
|
|
Power
of Attorney (included on signature
page)
|
__________________________
*
Previously
filed.
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