0000943374-14-000683.txt : 20141219 0000943374-14-000683.hdr.sgml : 20141219 20141219092532 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943374-14-000683 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141219 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20141219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001408534 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 260513559 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 0923 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52748 FILM NUMBER: 141297754 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 EAST THOMAS STREET CITY: HAMMOND STATE: LA ZIP: 70401 BUSINESS PHONE: 985-345-7685 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 EAST THOMAS STREET CITY: HAMMOND STATE: LA ZIP: 70401 8-K 1 form8k_firstguaranty-121914.htm FORM8K_FIRSTGUARANTY-121914 form8k_firstguaranty-121914.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   December 19, 2014

FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Louisiana
  
000-52748
  
26-0513559
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File No.)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
400 East Thomas Street, Hammond, LA
  
70401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (985) 345-7685


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[  ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
[  ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
[  ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
[  ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 
 
Item 8.01     Other Events

On December 19, 2014, First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of First Guaranty Bank, issued a press release announcing the postponement of its public stock offering.

A copy of the press release announcing the postponement of the public offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     
  Exhibits.
Press Release dated December 19, 2014


 
 
 
 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


   
FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
     
     
     
Date:  December 19, 2014
By:  
/s/ Eric J. Dosch                                                                                                               
   
Eric J. Dosch
   
Chief Financial Officer
     








































 
 
 

EX-99.1 2 exhibit-121914.htm EXHIBIT-121914 exhibit-121914.htm
Exhibit 99.1
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Postpones Stock Offering

HAMMOND, LA., December 19, 2014 – First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”) (OTCQB: FGBI), the holding company of First Guaranty Bank, postponed its public stock offering, citing unfavorable market conditions.

About First Guaranty

First Guaranty, a Louisiana-based company, has approximately $1.5 billion in assets and provides personalized commercial banking services through 21 banking facilities located across Louisiana.  For more information, visit www.fgb.net.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the proposed public stock offering. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek," "comfortable with," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy stock.  The offer will be made only by means of the written prospectus forming part of the registration statement.

Contact

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
Alton B. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer
(985) 375-0350
ablewis@fgb.net