-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Q6B1f8N/p+CYjmOxENy8u0FX5ujQ00RtQmdcnwo9aV9qISjeq6vurXi3ecwjhHj3 qu8FAuDWByc61EDoWEjxzg== 0001171843-07-000516.txt : 20070920 0001171843-07-000516.hdr.sgml : 20070920 20070920090328 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-07-000516 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070920 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20070920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070920 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12436 FILM NUMBER: 071126014 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 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

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) September 20, 2007


Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia
 
000-12436
 
58-1492391
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 
115 South Grant Street, Fitzgerald, Georgia
 
31750
 
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (229) 426-6002



________________________________________________________________________________
(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:
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  [   ] 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 September 20, 2007 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated September 20, 2007


SIGNATURE

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

    Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
(Registrant)

September 20, 2007
(Date)
  /s/   TERRY L. HESTER
Terry L. Hester
Chief Financial Officer


  Exhibit Index
  99.1 Press release dated September 20, 2007






EX-99.1 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Increases Third Quarter Dividend

EXHIBIT 99.1

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Increases Third Quarter Dividend

FITZGERALD, Ga., Sept. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBAN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0925 per share payable October 12, 2007 to shareholders of record on September 28, 2007. This represents an increase of 12.12 percent over the cash dividend paid of $0.0825 per share in the third quarter a year ago and an increase of 2.78 percent over the cash dividend paid of $0.09 per share last quarter. This is the nineteenth consecutive quarter that the Company has increased its dividend payment.

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and has seven banking subsidiaries with twenty-nine locations in south and middle Georgia cities of Fitzgerald, Warner Robins, Centerville, Ashburn, Leesburg, Cordele, Albany, Thomaston, Columbus, Sylvester, Tifton, Moultrie, Douglas, Broxton, Savannah, Eastman, Chester, Soperton, Rochelle, Pitts, Quitman and Valdosta, Georgia. The banking subsidiaries include Colony Bank of Fitzgerald, Colony Bank Ashburn, Colony Bank Wilcox, Colony Bank of Dodge County, Colony Bank Worth, Colony Bank Southeast and Colony Bank Quitman, FSB. Total consolidated assets of the company approximate $1.2 billion.

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "CBAN."

CONTACT:  Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
          Terry L. Hester, Chief Financial Officer
          (229) 426-6002
          Fitzgerald, GA 31750
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