0000764811-13-000046.txt : 20130628 0000764811-13-000046.hdr.sgml : 20130628 20130628161207 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000764811-13-000046 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130628 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130628 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130628 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FNB United Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764811 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 561456589 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13823 FILM NUMBER: 13941042 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 SOUTH FAYETTEVILLE STREET STREET 2: P O BOX 1328 CITY: ASHEBORO STATE: NC ZIP: 27203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3366268300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 1328 CITY: ASHEBORO STATE: NC ZIP: 27204 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FNB CORP/NC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a8kforchangeinstocksymbola.htm 8-K 8K for Change in Stock Symbol and Holding Company Name


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): June 28, 2013
FNB United Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina
000-13823
56-1456589
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
150 South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, North Carolina
27203
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (336) 626-8300
N/A
(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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ITEM 8.01
Other Events
 
On June 28, 2013, FNB United Corp., Asheboro, North Carolina (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FNBN), announced that, effective July 1, 2013, its name will change to CommunityOne Bancorp and its stock symbol will change from “FNBN” to “COB.” The change in name had been approved by the shareholders at its annual meeting of shareholders held on June 20, 2013. A copy of the press release announcing the name and stock symbol changes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 
Description of Exhibit 
99.1
Press Release, dated June 28, 2013, announcing the change in corporate name and stock symbol.
 






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.

June 28, 2013

(Date)
FNB United Corp.

(Registrant)
 
 

/s/ David L. Nielsen

David L. Nielsen
Chief Financial Officer
 




 EX-99.1 2 exhibitto8kchangeinstocksy.htm EXHIBIT Exhibit to 8K Change in Stock Symbol and Holding Company Name Change


For more information:
Pam Cranford, 336.626.8300
investorrelations@community1.com
FNB United Announces Name Change and New Stock Symbol

Asheboro, NC - FNB United Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FNBN), announced that, effective July 1, 2013, its name will be CommunityOne Bancorp and its stock symbol will change from “FNBN” to “COB.” The change in name had been approved by the shareholders at its annual meeting of shareholders held on June 20, 2013.

“We are pleased that our shareholders overwhelmingly approved our name change to CommunityOne Bancorp,” said Brian Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “Along with the change in stock symbol to “COB,” we now will have one brand to market to all of our stakeholders - whether they are our shareholders, customers or the public.”

“Having one name in the market reduces confusion,” added Bob Reid, President of the Company. “We will now operate under a unified name and brand that focuses on communities and pledges to our customers that serving their financial lives is our number one priority.”

About FNB United Corp.
FNB United Corp. (CommunityOne Bancorp as of July 1, 2013) is the North Carolina-based bank holding company for CommunityOne Bank, N.A. (community1.com), which offers a full range of consumer, mortgage and business banking services, including loan, deposit, cash management, wealth and online banking services through 55 branches in 44 communities throughout the central, southern and western regions of the state.

Caution About Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical facts, such as statements about the Company's board or its structure. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to those described in the cautionary language included under the headings “Risk Factors” and in other sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings made with the SEC.