8-K

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): May 10, 2005

ABC Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia	0-16181	58-1456434
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

24 2nd Avenue, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia	31768
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (229) 890-1111

(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):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 10, 2005, ABC Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Jon Edwards, the Company’s former Executive Vice President and South Regional Executive, had accepted the position of Senior Credit Officer and Director of Credit Administration with the Company and that Johnny R. Myers had been appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President and South Regional Executive. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) – (b) Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information. None.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated May 10, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ABC BANCORP
By:	/s/ Edwin W. Hortman, Jr.
	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr.,
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 10, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press release dated May 10, 2005.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

For more information contact:

Edwin W. Hortman, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer

ABC Bancorp Announces Changes to Executive Team

May 10, 2005

ABC BANCORP (Nasdaq:ABCB), Moultrie, Georgia. Ed Hortman, ABC’s President & Chief Executive Officer announced today that Jon Edwards, who has served the Company in an executive capacity since March, 1999, has accepted the position of Senior Credit Officer and Director of Credit Administration. Mr. Hortman also announced that Johnny R. Myers has been appointed as Executive Vice President and South Regional Executive.

Mr. Myers most recently served as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at First Nation Bank in Covington, Georgia. His banking experience began in 1971 as a Credit and Collection Officer with 1^st National Bank of Griffin, Georgia, and his background includes service as President and Chief Executive Officer of several Georgia banks. Mr. Myers received his B.A. Degree from Mercer University and is also a graduate of The School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.

Mr. Hortman said, “I am pleased to announce these staffing changes in our organization. Jon’s approach to managing the credit process is marked with talent and professionalism. Johnny’s experience level ranges from small banks to large banks in both Georgia and Florida and makes him a perfect fit for supporting our bankers. We have strengthened the company with these management changes and better positioned the Company for growth in and around our existing markets.”

ABC Bancorp is headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia and has 12 banking subsidiaries with 37 locations in Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida.

ABC Bancorp Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “ABCB”.

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The preceding release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate” and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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