0001140361-09-004902.txt : 20180413 0001140361-09-004902.hdr.sgml : 20180413 20090224163953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-09-004902 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090224 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLONY BANKCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000711669 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 581492391 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 115 SOUTH GRANT STREET STREET 2: . CITY: FITZGERALD STATE: GA ZIP: 31750 BUSINESS PHONE: 229-426-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 115 SOUTH GRANT STREET STREET 2: . CITY: FITZGERALD STATE: GA ZIP: 31750 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm formcorresp.htm
COLONY BANKCORP, INC.
115 South Grant Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750

February 24, 2009

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549
Attention:  Justin Dobbie, Staff Attorney

 
Re:
Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
   
Registration Statement on Form S-3 
   
Filed February 2, 2009 
   
File No. 333-157069 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Company) hereby requests that the Commission accelerate the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement (Filing) so that it will become effective on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

The Company hereby acknowledges that:

 
·
should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Filing;

 
·
the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Filing; and

 
·
the Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness of the Filing as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the Federal securities laws of the United States.

 
Yours very truly,
  
       
 
COLONY BANKCORP, INC.
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Terry L. Hester
  
   
Terry L. Hester
  
   
Executive Vice President and
  
   
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 COVER 2 filename2.htm cover.htm
 
Martin Snow, LLP
Attorneys at Law
www.martinsnow.com
   WENDELL L. BOWDEN
EDWARD J. HARRELL
JOHN C. EDWARDS
J. KENNETH WALKER
ROBERT R. GUNN, II
JOHN T. McGOLDRICK, JR.
CUBBEDGE SNOW, III
WILLIAM H. LARSEN
   MICHAEL N. WHITE
H. DAVID BULLARD
RICHARD A. EPPS, JR.
ROSS S. SCHELL
JENNY MARTIN STANSFIELD
MARTY K. SENN
STUART E. WALKER
R. TYLER BRYANT
DOWNTOWN OFFICE:
240 THIRD STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 1606
MACON, GA 31202-1606
TELEPHONE 478-749-1700
TELECOPIER 478-743-4204
  
NORTH MACON OFFICE:
4008 VINEVILLE AVENUE
MACON, GA 31210
TELEPHONE 478-749-1700
TELECOPIER 478-475-9901
  
EDWARD L. LONG, JR.
JOHN C. DANIEL, III
T. BARON GIBSON, II
CRAWFORD B. EDWARDS, JR.
MICHAEL M. SMITH
LISA M. EDWARDS
BLAIR K. CLEVELAND
THOMAS PETER ALLEN III
K. AMBER DUFF
  
 
OF COUNSEL
JEFFREY M. RUTLEDGE
 
EMERITUS
T. BALDWIN MARTIN, JR.
CUBBEDGE SNOW, JR.
REMER C. DANIEL
 
 
RESPOND TO DOWNTOWN OFFICE
Direct Dial:  478-749-1709
E-mail: mnwhite@martinsnow.com


February 24, 2009
VIA EDGAR

Mr. Justin Dobbie
Staff Attorney
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
Re:
Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
 
 
Registration Statement on Form S-3
 
 
Filed February 2, 2009
 
 
File No. 333-157069

Dear Mr. Dobbie:

Enclosed is a Rule 461 request for acceleration signed by an authorized officer of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. and containing the acknowledgments requested in your February 10 letter to Terry L. Hester.  The requested effective date is March 3, 2009.


 
Yours very truly,
   
 
/s/ MICHAEL N. WHITE
 
MICHAEL N. WHITE

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