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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Fee Required)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

(No Fee Required)

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No. 000-23261

SECURITY BANK CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Its Charter)

(478) 722-6200

Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE

(Title of Class)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 126-2).    Yes  x    No  ¨

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of June 30, 2003: $140,156,484, based on stock price of $34.63.

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 5,068,185 shares of $1.00 par value common stock as of February 10, 2004.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the information required by Part III of this Annual Report are incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

Unless indicated otherwise, references to “we, us, our, SBKC or the Company” refer to Security Bank Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, Security Bank of Bibb County, Security Bank of Houston County and Security Bank of Jones County (collectively, the “Banks”).

Part I

Item 1

BUSINESS

General

Overview. We are a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Macon, the third largest city in Georgia outside of metropolitan Atlanta. Since our formation on February 10, 1994, we have made several strategic acquisitions and have expanded our market presence throughout Middle Georgia, as well as toward the southeastern coastal region of Georgia. In June 2003, we changed our name from SNB Bancshares, Inc. to Security Bank Corporation and changed our stock symbol on the Nasdaq National Market to “SBKC.” We changed our name to Security Bank Corporation to leverage our “Security Bank” branding, which is well-recognized in our core markets.

We provide a wide variety of community banking services through 23 banking and mortgage production offices, with the majority of our business being drawn from Bibb, Houston and Jones Counties in the State of Georgia. At December 31, 2003, we had total assets of $911.3 million, total deposits of $743.3 million and total shareholders’ equity of $75.8 million. Based on total asset size, we are the eighth largest Georgia-based bank holding company.

Our Past Performance. We believe our historical financial performance reflects our capacity to effectively execute our core banking business. From December 31, 1998 to December 31, 2003, we achieved strong growth. Specifically, we have:

Our Subsidiary Banks. Substantially all of our business is conducted through our three subsidiary banks:

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Our subsidiary banks each operate autonomously under the corporate umbrella of Security Bank Corporation. As a result, each bank has its own board of directors and management comprised of persons known in the local community in which each bank operates. We provide significant assistance and oversight, however, to our subsidiary banks in areas such as budgeting, marketing, human resource management, credit administration, operations and funding. This allows us to maintain efficient centralized reporting and policies while maintaining local decision-making capabilities.

The following table provides selected financial information, as of or for the year ended December 31, 2003, for our subsidiary banks:

Fairfield Financial Services, Inc. We also operate Fairfield Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Security Bank of Bibb County. Fairfield Financial is a traditional residential mortgage originator and interim real estate development lender with a number of production locations throughout Georgia, including offices in Macon, Butler, Columbus, Warner Robins, Richmond Hill, Rincon, Fayetteville and St. Simons Island. Our 2000 acquisition of Fairfield has created tremendous synergies for our core banking business, due primarily to our ability to efficiently expand Fairfield Financial’s presence into new market areas and build on its reputation and name recognition throughout the State of Georgia. During 2003, Fairfield Financial closed over $424 million in residential mortgages, making it one of the largest residential mortgage originators in Middle Georgia. For the year ended December 31, 2003, Fairfield Financial posted approximately $3.3 million in net income. Approximately 61% of Fairfield Financial’s 2003 gross revenue was a product of its traditional residential mortgage origination business, with the remaining 39% being derived from its interim real estate and real estate development lending activities. Our 2004 Business Plan anticipates a significant decline in mortgage production volumes and revenues. However, our 2004 Business Plan also anticipates a decline in direct variable costs associated with our mortgage origination division, as well as an increase in revenues from Fairfield Financial’s interim lending division, which we believe will have the combined effect of replacing a significant portion of the decline in our mortgage origination revenues. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Our Market Area and Competitive Position

Our primary market area is located in the geographic center of the State of Georgia approximately 75 miles south of Atlanta and is primarily comprised of Bibb, Houston and Jones Counties. We refer to this market area as “Middle Georgia,” and we are the largest independent, publicly traded bank holding company based in our primary market. Within this three-county area, we operate 13 of our 14 commercial banking offices. As a result, a majority of our revenue is derived from our business activities in and around these counties.

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We believe our existing markets are attractive and have stable demographic trends. Our core markets are home to a diverse pool of businesses and industries, as well as an established consumer base. Large employers in Middle Georgia, such as GEICO Insurance Company, YKK USA, Inc., GE Card Services, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University and Robins Air Force Base, make Middle Georgia a desirable market for financial institutions. As the largest independent bank holding company based in Middle Georgia, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of strategic opportunities in our marketplace to grow our core business.

Another factor that we believe is beneficial to the Middle Georgia market is the continued growth of Atlanta. Specifically, the increasing congestion of the Atlanta metropolitan area is a factor that we believe will provide new customers for the Middle Georgia market. Because we are less than one hour’s drive south from Atlanta, the metropolitan area of Macon, Georgia is beginning to become attractive to people working in Atlanta who do not want to live in Atlanta’s “big city” atmosphere. We expect this dynamic to continue as Atlanta’s urban sprawl increases.

In January 2003, we expanded our market presence by opening a de novo banking office in the city of Brunswick, which is located on the southeastern coast of Georgia in Glynn County. This new banking office provides diversification outside of our Middle Georgia market and allows us to take advantage of opportunities presented by the Glynn County area, which is situated midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida. We expect to open a second de novo branch in the Glynn County area within the next 12 months, although no specific location has been selected.

In addition, due primarily to the operations of Fairfield Financial Services, we service communities throughout Georgia and in northeastern Florida.

The deposit base for our core markets continues to expand. According to the FDIC, bank and thrift deposits in these markets grew from approximately $3.7 billion in June 2000 to more than $4.7 billion in June 2003, representing a 27.0% increase during that period. At June 30, 2003, we controlled, through our subsidiary banks, approximately $707.3 million, or 15.0%, of this $4.7 billion deposit base; and, except for the Glynn County market, our subsidiary banks ranked first in market share when compared against other independent community banks with branch locations in these designated markets. As a result, we believe we are the market leader among community banks based in Middle Georgia and expect to continue to gain market share at the expense of our super-regional and national competitors.

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Our Strategy

We understand that our ultimate success depends upon our ability to consistently execute our core banking business better than our competitors. As a result, our guiding objective is to be the bank of choice for all of our customers’ banking needs. To accomplish this objective, we strive to deliver unparalleled customer service as we anticipate and respond to the diverse banking needs of our customers. By doing so, we believe we can win repeat business because we emphasize strong commitment to our customers and expect high performance from all of our employees. This corporate culture, which is fostered from the top down, is the foundation for our successful execution of our operating and growth strategies, which aim to maximize long-term shareholder value.

Positioning Ourselves as the Bank of Choice. As a community banking organization operating autonomous community banks with consolidated assets of over $900 million, we believe we are well-positioned to continue to draw business from smaller community bank competitors and from super-regional and national banking conglomerates that compete in our primary markets. Because of our size and autonomous operations, we attract customers from other community banks that lack either the ability to adequately satisfy customer demand for banking convenience and product sophistication or the necessary capital levels needed to meet the significant borrowing needs of their customers. We also attract customers from larger institutions due to our focus on customer service and our localized decision-making capabilities.

Operating Strategies. To carry out our guiding objective, our specific operating strategies have been and continue to be:

Our commitment to current technology has also allowed us to consistently lead our competition in offering new products and services to our retail and small business customers. We were the first bank in Middle Georgia to offer imaged statements, and we have continued that leadership position with the first true free checking program and the first overdraft protection program in Middle Georgia. We have recently extended these products into the small business segment and partnered them with an innovative unsecured small business line of credit. Additionally, our internet banking site is more extensive and user-friendly than many of our competitors’ sites, allowing customers not only to access their account information and pay bills, but also to print copies of checks or other transaction documents from their personal computers at home. These products and services, combined with our 13 branches across our primary market area, provide an impressive combination of service and convenience in Middle Georgia. This combination has accelerated growth in our market share, as evidenced by the increase in our customer base (net of the Security Bank of Jones County acquisition) of over 17% in 2003.

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Growth Strategies. Our experienced management team, competitive position and focus on relationship banking have enabled us to maintain solid, consistent growth over the last several years. We have achieved compounded annual growth rates in total assets, loans and deposits in excess of 27% from December 31, 1998 to December 31, 2003. We have achieved this growth by expanding existing relationships, by increasing our market share and through expanding our market presence by de novo branching and strategic acquisition. Specifically, our growth strategies are and continue to be:

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Competition

We believe competition in our market area is based on several factors, including price, convenience, breadth of product lines and customer service. Although our larger competitors may enjoy a competitive advantage in terms of price and offer a wide variety of products and services, we believe our focus on responsive, quality service to our customers and our ability to offer a sophisticated array of products to customers provides us with a competitive advantage. We compete to a lesser extent with small community banks on the terms described above, but believe our larger capital base and higher lending limits enable us to serve customers seeking to combine the personalized service typical of a community bank with the lending capacity and product offerings typical of a larger bank.

According to FDIC deposit data as of June 30, 2003, in the combined markets of Bibb, Jones and Houston Counties, our three core counties of operation, bank and thrift deposits totaled approximately $3.6 billion. Approximately 55.8% of this deposit base was controlled by super-regional and national institutions, including BB&T, Bank of America, SunTrust Bank and CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia. Despite the considerable resources that these competitors possess, we have achieved a significant market share in each of these counties. Specifically, as of June 30, 2003, we controlled 19.4% of the combined deposit base for these three counties, which ranked us second in overall market share (just behind BB&T at 19.6%) and first in market share and asset base of any community bank based in these counties. Our expanded banking presence in Glynn County is still in its initial stages of development. Nevertheless, we anticipate that similar competitive advantages enjoyed by us in our core markets, namely our ability to attract customers away from small community banks and super-regional and national competitors due to our overall borrowing capacity and level of customer service, will allow us to make substantial headway in gaining market share in Glynn County. See “General—Our Subsidiary Banks” for additional information regarding our market share and “Our Strategies—Growth Strategies” for additional information regarding our efforts to increase market share.

Lending Services

Types of Loans. We offer the following types of loans (which are based on Call Report classifications):

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We originate loans with a variety of terms, including fixed and floating or variable rates, and a variety of maturities. Although we offer a variety of types of loans, we emphasize the use of real estate as collateral. As of December 31, 2003, over 86% of our loan portfolio, regardless of type, were secured by real estate. Although our banks generally lend to clients located in their market areas, our Fairfield Financial subsidiary is more geographically diversified, with approximately 90% of its portfolio consisting of loans in areas of Georgia outside the Middle Georgia market and in northeastern Florida. This provides us with some diversification of risk, but may also increase our risk since these loans are being made outside of our local market and local relationships.

Our loan portfolio constitutes our largest interest-earning asset. To analyze prospective loans, management reviews our credit quality and interest rate pricing guidelines to determine whether to extend a loan and the appropriate rate of interest for each loan. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income, of $709.1 million and $474.4 million, respectively, amounted to 77.8% and 81.7% of total assets, and 95.5% and 107.7% of deposits. Loans amounted to 85.6% of all funding sources from interest-bearing liabilities at December 31, 2003 and 88.4% at December 31, 2002. Our loan portfolio grew by 49.5% from December 31, 2002 to December 31, 2003. The most significant increases were in real estate mortgage and construction loans due to the activities of the Fairfield Financial mortgage subsidiary and as a result of our acquisition of Security Bank of Jones County. At the time of this acquisition, Security Bank of Jones County had $142 million of loans, which accounted for approximately 60.7% of the increase in the growth of our loan portfolio in 2003. The average yields generated by interest and fees from the entire loan portfolio have shown a steady decline, indicative of the declining general interest rate environment. Loan yields were 6.61% for 2003, compared to 7.11% for 2002 and 8.57% for 2001. Our reserve for loan losses as a percentage of outstanding loans and loans held for sale amounted to 1.33% at December 31, 2003, compared to 1.16% and 0.98% at December 31, 2002 and 2001.

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The following table presents the amount of loans outstanding by category, both in dollars and in percentages of the total portfolio, at the end of each of the past five years.

LOANS BY TYPE

The largest components of our loan portfolio are the real estate construction loans and the other mortgages secured by nonfarm, nonresidential properties. Real estate construction loans, which constituted 37.7% of the loans outstanding at December 31, 2003, are loans secured by real estate made to finance land development and residential and commercial construction. Of these balances, 59.1% were from Fairfield Financial, 19.5% from Security Bank of Houston County, 12.2% from Security Bank of Jones County and 9.2% from Security Bank of Bibb County. Other mortgages secured by nonfarm, nonresidential properties are mortgages on business and industrial properties, hotels, motels, churches, hospitals, golf courses, recreational facilities and similar properties, which were 30.2% of the loans outstanding at December 31, 2003. Of these balances, 57.2% were from Security Bank of Bibb County, 24.9% from Security Bank of Jones County and 17.9% from Security Bank of Houston County.

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The allocations of the loans outstanding at December 31, 2003 for our subsidiaries were:

The following table provides further information regarding our subsidiaries’ loan portfolio mix, as of December 31, 2003.

LOANS BY TYPE AND BY SUBSIDIARY

Lending Limits. When the amount of a loan or loans to a single borrower or relationship exceeds an individual officer’s lending authority, the lending decision must be approved by a more senior officer with the requisite loan authority, or the lending decision will be made by either the officers’ or directors’ loan committee.

Lending limits vary based on the type of loan and nature of the borrower. In general, however, we are able to loan to any one borrower a maximum amount equal to either 15% of total risk-based capital, or 25% of total risk-based capital if the amount that exceeds 15% is fully secured. As of December 31, 2003, our combined legal lending limit was approximately $9.6 million (unsecured) plus an additional $6.4 million (secured), or a total of approximately $16 million, for loans that meet federal and/or state collateral guidelines. Regardless of the legal lending limit, our internal guidelines limit the amount available to be loaned into any one borrowing relationship. We adjust the maximum amount available to any one borrower or relationship in accordance with an assigned credit grade. Every loan of material size is assigned a credit grade either by our credit administration department or by the appropriate approval committee, with grades denoting more credit risk receiving a lower in-house maximum. As a result, our exposure to loans with more risk should be limited by the credit grades assigned to those loans. These credit grades are reviewed regularly by bank management, regulatory authorities and our external loan review vendor for appropriateness and applicability.

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Underwriting. Collectively, our chief operating officer and our subsidiary bank presidents, who also act as our primary local lending officers, have over 120 years of lending experience. This experienced loan team has developed stringent credit underwriting and monitoring guidelines/policies while simultaneously delivering strong growth in our loan portfolio. We stress individual accountability to our loan officers, basing a portion of their compensation on the performance of the loans they approve. We employ a prudent credit approval process and have developed a comprehensive risk-management system for monitoring and measuring the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses and anticipating net charge-offs.

Other Products and Services

We provide a full range of additional retail and commercial banking products and services, including checking, savings and money market accounts; certificates of deposit; credit cards; individual retirement accounts; safe-deposit boxes; money orders; electronic funds transfer services; travelers’ checks and automatic teller machine access. We do not currently offer trust or fiduciary services.

We are committed to modifying existing, or developing new, products and services that are responsive to the banking demands of our customers. For example, under a possible changing interest rate environment, we anticipate that the market demand for mortgage refinancing will likely be lower in 2004. We also project, however, that Fairfield Financial’s interim lending division will experience increased activity. Accordingly, we are addressing necessary changes in, or additions to, Fairfield Financial’s mortgage origination and interim lending products and services in order to continue to position ourselves appropriately to respond to potential shifts in the marketplace.

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Employees

As of December 31, 2003, the Company had 301 employees on a full-time equivalent basis. SBKC considers its relationship with its employees to be excellent.

Supervision and Regulation

Bank Holding Company Regulation

General

We are a bank holding company within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”). As a bank holding company registered with the Federal Reserve under the BHCA and the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (the “Georgia Department”) under the Financial Institutions Code of Georgia, we are subject to supervision, examination, and reporting by the Federal Reserve and the Georgia Department. Our activities are limited to banking, managing or controlling banks, furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries, or engaging in any other activity that the Federal Reserve determines to be so closely related to banking, or managing or controlling banks, as to be a proper incident to these activities.

We are required to file with the Federal Reserve and the Georgia Department periodic reports and any additional information as they may require. The Federal Reserve and Georgia Department will also regularly examine us and may examine our bank or other subsidiaries.

Activity Limitations

The BHCA requires prior Federal Reserve approval for, among other things:

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Similar requirements are imposed by the Georgia Department.

A bank holding company may acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares of any company that is engaged directly or indirectly in banking or managing or controlling banks or performing services for its authorized subsidiaries. A bank holding company may also engage in or acquire an interest in a company that engages in activities that the Federal Reserve has determined by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident to these activities. The Federal Reserve normally requires some form of notice or application to engage in or acquire companies engaged in such activities. Under the BHCA, we will generally be prohibited from engaging in or acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged in activities other than those referred to above.

The BHCA permits bank holding company located in one state may lawfully acquire a bank located in any other state, subject to deposit-percentage, aging requirements, and other restrictions. The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act also generally provides that national and state-chartered banks may, subject to applicable state law, branch interstate through acquisitions of banks in other states.

In November 1999, Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which made substantial revisions to the statutory restrictions separating banking activities from other financial activities. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, bank holding companies that are well-capitalized and well-managed and meet other conditions can elect to become “financial holding companies.” As financial holding companies, they and their subsidiaries are permitted to acquire or engage in activities that were not previously allowed bank holding companies such as insurance underwriting, securities underwriting and distribution, travel agency activities, broad insurance agency activities, merchant banking, and other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be financial in nature or complementary to these activities. Financial holding companies continue to be subject to the overall oversight and supervision of the Federal Reserve, but the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act applies the concept of functional regulation to the activities conducted by subsidiaries. For example, insurance activities would be subject to supervision and regulation by state insurance authorities. While we have not elected to become a financial holding company in order to exercise the broader activity powers provided by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, we may elect to do so in the future.

Limitations on Acquisitions of Bank Holding Companies

As a general proposition, other companies seeking to acquire control of a bank holding company would require the approval of the Federal Reserve under the BHCA. In addition, individuals or groups of individuals seeking to acquire control of a bank holding company would need to file a prior notice with the Federal Reserve (which the Federal Reserve may disapprove under certain circumstances) under the Change in Bank Control Act. Control is conclusively presumed to exist if an individual or company acquires 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company. Control may exist under the Change in Bank Control Act if the individual or company acquires 10% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company.

Source of Financial Strength

Federal Reserve policy requires a bank holding company to act as a source of financial strength and to take measures to preserve and protect bank subsidiaries in situations where additional investments in a troubled bank may not otherwise be warranted. In addition, if a bank holding company has more than one bank or thrift subsidiary, each of the bank holding company’s subsidiary depository institutions are responsible for any losses to the FDIC as a result of an affiliated depository institution’s failure. As a result, a bank holding company may be required to loan money to its subsidiaries in the form of capital notes or other instruments that qualify as capital of the subsidiary bank under regulatory rules. However, any loans from the bank holding company to those subsidiary banks will likely be unsecured and subordinated to that bank’s depositors and perhaps to other creditors of that bank.

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Bank Regulation

General

The Banks are commercial banks chartered under the laws of the State of Georgia, and as such are subject to supervision, regulation and examination by the Georgia Department. The Banks are members of the FDIC, and their deposits are insured by the FDIC’s Bank Insurance Fund up to the amount permitted by law. The FDIC and the Georgia Department routinely examine the Banks and monitor and regulate all of the Banks’ operations, including such things as the adequacy of reserves, the quality and documentation of loans, the payments of dividends, the capital adequacy, the adequacy of systems and controls, credit underwriting and asset liability management, compliance with laws and the establishment of branches. Interest and other charges collected or contracted for by the Banks are subject to state usury laws and certain federal laws concerning interest rates. The Banks file periodic reports with the FDIC and Georgia Department.

Transactions With Affiliates and Insiders

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Banks. Various legal limitations restrict the Banks from lending or otherwise supplying funds to the Company and other non-bank subsidiaries of the Company, all of which are deemed to be “affiliates” of the Banks for the purposes of these restrictions. The Company and the Banks are subject to Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act. Section 23A defines “covered transactions,” which include extensions of credit, and limits a bank’s covered transactions with any affiliate to 10% of such bank’s capital and surplus and with all affiliates to 20% of such bank’s capital and surplus.. All covered and exempt transactions between a bank and its affiliates must be on terms and conditions consistent with safe and sound banking practices, and banks and their subsidiaries are prohibited from purchasing low-quality assets from the bank’s affiliates. Finally, Section 23A requires that all of a bank’s extensions of credit to an affiliate be appropriately secured by acceptable collateral, generally United States government or agency securities. The Company and the Banks are also subject to Section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, which generally limits covered and other transactions between a bank and its affiliates to terms and under circumstances, including credit standards, that are substantially the same or at least as favorable to the bank as prevailing at the time for transactions with unaffiliated companies.

Dividends

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Banks. The principal source of the Company’s cash flow, including cash flow to pay dividends to its shareholders, is dividends that the Banks pay to it. Statutory and regulatory limitations apply to the Banks’ payment of dividends to the Company as well as to the Company’s payment of dividends to its shareholders.

A variety of federal and state laws and regulations affect the ability of the Bank and the Company to pay dividends. A depository institution may not pay any dividend if payment would cause it to become undercapitalized or if it already is undercapitalized. The federal banking agencies may prevent the payment of a dividend if they determine that the payment would be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. Moreover, the federal agencies have issued policy statements that provide that bank holding companies and insured banks should generally only pay dividends out of current operating earnings. In addition, regulations promulgated by the Georgia Department limit the Bank’s payment of dividends.

Mortgage Banking Regulation

Fairfield is licensed and regulated as a “mortgage banker” by the Georgia Department. It is also qualified as a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicer and must meet the requirements of such corporations and of the various private parties with which it conducts business, including warehouse lenders and those private entities to which it sells mortgage loans.

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Enforcement Policies and Actions

Federal law gives the Federal Reserve and FDIC substantial powers to enforce compliance with laws, rules and regulations. Banks or individuals may be ordered to cease and desist from violations of law or other unsafe or unsound practices. The agencies have the power to impose civil money penalties against individuals or institutions of up to $1 million per day for certain egregious violations. Persons who are affiliated with depository institutions can be removed from any office held in that institution and banned from participating in the affairs of any financial institution. The banking regulators have not hesitated to use the enforcement authorities provided in federal law.

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Capital Regulations

The federal bank regulatory authorities have adopted capital guidelines for banks and bank holding companies. In general, the authorities measure the amount of capital an institution holds against its assets. There are three major capital tests: (i) the Total Capital ratio (the total of Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital measured against risk-adjusted assets), (ii) the Tier 1 Capital ratio (Tier 1 Capital measured against risk-adjusted assets), and (iii) the leverage ratio (Tier One Capital measured against total (i.e., non-risk-weighted) assets).

Tier 1 Capital consists of common equity, retained earnings and a limited amount of qualifying preferred stock, less goodwill and certain core deposit intangibles. Tier 2 Capital consists of non-qualifying preferred stock, qualifying subordinated, perpetual, and/or mandatory convertible debt, term subordinated debt and intermediate term preferred stock and up to 45% of the pretax unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale equity securities with readily determinable market values that are prudently valued, and a limited amount of any loan loss allowance.

In measuring the adequacy of capital, assets are generally weighted for risk. Certain assets, such as cash and U.S. government securities, have a zero risk weighting. Others, such as commercial and consumer loans, have a 100% risk weighting. Risk weightings are also assigned for off-balance sheet items such as loan commitments. The various items are multiplied by the appropriate risk-weighting to determine risk-adjusted assets for the capital calculations. For the leverage ratio mentioned above, assets are not risk-weighted.

The federal banking agencies must take “prompt corrective action” in respect of depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. There are five capital tiers for financial institutions: “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” and “critically undercapitalized.” Under these regulations, a bank will be:

Federal law generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution, including the payment of a dividend or paying any management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would be undercapitalized as a result. Undercapitalized depository institutions are may not accept brokered deposits absent a waiver from the FDIC, are subject to growth limitations and are required to submit a capital restoration plan for approval. For a capital restoration plan to be acceptable, the depository institution’s parent holding company must guarantee that the institution will comply with such capital restoration plan. The aggregate liability of the parent holding company is limited to the lesser of 5% of the depository institution’s total assets at the time it became undercapitalized, and the amount necessary to bring the institution into compliance with applicable capital standards. If a depository institution fails to submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it is significantly undercapitalized. If the controlling holding company fails to fulfill its obligations under this law and files, or has filed against it, a petition under the federal Bankruptcy Code, the FDIC claim related to the holding company’s obligations would be entitled to a priority in such bankruptcy proceeding over third party creditors of the bank holding company.

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Significantly undercapitalized depository institutions may be subject to a number of requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell sufficient voting stock to become adequately capitalized, requirements to reduce total assets, and cessation of receipt of deposits from correspondent banks. Critically undercapitalized institutions are subject to the appointment of a receiver or conservator.

At December 31, 2003, the Company exceeded the minimum Tier 1, risk-based and leverage ratios and qualified as “well-capitalized” under current Federal Reserve Board criteria. The table below sets forth certain capital information for the Company as of December 31, 2003.

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The guidelines also provide that institutions experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. Higher capital may be required in individual cases, depending upon a bank or bank holding company’s risk profile. All bank holding companies and banks are expected to hold capital commensurate with the level and nature of their risks, including the volume and severity of their problem loans. Lastly, the Federal Reserve’s guidelines indicate that the Federal Reserve will continue to consider a “Tangible Tier 1 Leverage Ratio,” calculated by deducting all intangibles, in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activity.

FDIC Insurance Assessments

The Banks’ deposits are insured by the FDIC and thus the Banks are subject to FDIC deposit insurance assessments. The FDIC utilizes a risk-based deposit insurance premium scheme to determine the assessment rates for insured depository institutions. Each financial institution is assigned to one of three capital groups, well capitalized, adequately capitalized, or undercapitalized.

Each financial institution is further assigned to one of three subgroups within a capital group, on the basis of supervisory evaluations by the institution’s primary federal and, if applicable, state regulators and other information relevant to the institution’s financial condition and the risk posed to the insurance fund. The actual assessment rate applicable to a particular institution will, therefore, depend in part upon the risk assessment classification assigned to the institution by the FDIC. The FDIC is presently considering whether to charge deposit insurance premiums based upon management weaknesses and whether the bank’s underwriting practices, concentrations of risk, and growth are undisciplined or outside industry norms.

The deposit insurance assessment rates currently range from zero basis points on deposits (for a financial institution in the highest category) to 27 basis points on deposits (for an institution in the lowest category), but may rate as high as 31 basis points. In addition, the FDIC collects The Financing Corporation (“FICO”) deposit assessments on assessable deposits at the same rate. FICO assessments are set quarterly, and in 2003 ranged from 1.52 to 1.68 basis points. The FICO assessment rate for the Banks for the first quarter of 2004 is 1.54 basis points of assessable deposits.

Community Reinvestment Act

The Banks are subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended (the “CRA”), and the federal banking agencies’ related regulations. Under the CRA, all banks and thrifts have a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with safe and sound operation, to help meet the credit needs for their entire communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The CRA requires a depository institution’s primary federal regulator, in connection with its examination of the institution or its evaluation of certain regulatory applications, to assess the institution’s record in assessing and meeting the credit needs of the community served by that institution, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The regulatory agency’s assessment of the institution’s record is made available to the public.

Current CRA regulations rate institutions based on their actual performance in meeting community credit needs. Following its most recent CRA examination on August 1, 2001, the Bank received a “satisfactory” rating.

Consumer Regulations

Interest and other charges collected or contracted for by the Banks are subject to state usury laws and certain federal laws concerning interest rates. The Banks’ loan operations are also subject to federal laws and regulations applicable to credit transactions, such as those:

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The deposit operations of the Banks are also subject to laws and regulations that:

Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Banking is a business that depends on interest rate differentials. In general, the difference between the interest paid by a bank on its deposits and its other borrowings, and the interest received by a bank on its loans and securities holdings, constitutes the major portion of a bank’s earnings. Thus, our earnings and growth and that of the Bank will be subject to the influence of economic conditions generally, both domestic and foreign, and also to the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve regulates the supply of money through various means, including open market dealings in United States government securities, the discount rate at which banks may borrow from the Federal Reserve, and the reserve requirements on deposits.

The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve historically have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks and mortgage banking operations and will continue to do so in the future. We cannot predict the conditions in the national and international economies and money markets, the actions and changes in policy by monetary and fiscal authorities, or their effect on us or the Banks.

Anti-Terrorism Legislation

In the wake of the tragic events of September 11th, on October 26, 2001, the President signed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001. Under the USA PATRIOT Act, financial institutions are subject to prohibitions against specified financial transactions and account relationships as well as enhanced due diligence and “know your customer” standards in their dealings with foreign financial institutions and foreign customers. For example, the enhanced due diligence policies, procedures, and controls generally require financial institutions to take reasonable steps:

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The USA PATRIOT Act requires financial institutions to establish anti-money laundering programs. The USA PATRIOT Act sets forth minimum standards for these programs, including:

In addition, the USA PATRIOT Act authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt rules increasing the cooperation and information sharing between financial institutions, regulators, and law enforcement authorities regarding individuals, entities and organizations engaged in, or reasonably suspected based on credible evidence of engaging in, terrorist acts or money laundering activities. Any financial institution complying with these rules will not be deemed to have violated the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as discussed above.

Item 2

PROPERTIES

The Banks (or “Our subsidiary banks”) owned thirteen full-service banking locations and one limited-service banking location as of December 31, 2003. Leased properties include one stand alone ATM machine and night depository and Security Bank of Bibb County’s operations center, which houses its in-house data processing facility and operational support functions. Fairfield Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Security Bank of Bibb County, leases a number of mortgage production offices throughout Georgia and the Southeast. The net book value of all facilities including furniture, fixtures and equipment totaled $17,112,000 as of December 31, 2003. Management considers that its properties are well maintained.

Item 3

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries may become parties to various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2003, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or of which any of its property is the subject.

Item 4

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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Part II

Item 5

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “SBKC.” Prior to December 1, 1997, our common stock was not traded on any public market or exchange, although certain brokerage firms made a market for the common stock. The following table sets forth the high, low and close sale prices per share of the common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, and the dividends declared per share for the periods indicated.

As of February 10, 2004 the Company had approximately 742 shareholders of record plus approximately 650 shareholders listed in “street name.”

For a discussion on dividend restrictions, refer to Item 1, Business - Supervision and Bank Regulation - General.

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Item 6

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Our selected consolidated financial data presented below as of and for the years ended December 31, 1998 through December 31, 2003 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) that are necessary for a fair presentation for such periods or dates have been made.

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Item 7

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following discussion reviews our results of operations and assesses our financial condition. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with “Selected Financial Data” and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.

Overview

Security Bank Corporation was incorporated on February 10, 1994 for the purpose of becoming a bank holding company. We are subject to extensive federal and state banking laws and regulations, including the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the bank holding company laws of Georgia. We own three subsidiary banks—Security Bank of Bibb County, Security Bank of Houston County and Security Bank of Jones County. We also own Fairfield Financial Services, Inc., an operating subsidiary of Security Bank of Bibb County. Our subsidiaries are also subject to various federal and state banking laws and regulations.

Like most financial institutions, our profitability depends largely upon net interest income, which is the difference between the interest received on earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, principally deposits and borrowings. Our results of operations are also affected by our provision for loan losses; non-interest expenses, such as salaries, employee benefits, and occupancy expenses; and non-interest income, such as mortgage loan fees and service charges on deposit accounts.

Economic conditions, competition and federal monetary and fiscal policies also affect financial institutions. For example, 2003 was characterized by steady low interest rates intended to stabilize the economy and stimulate industrial economic growth. Lending activities are also influenced by regional and local economic factors, such as housing supply and demand, competition among lenders, customer preferences and levels of personal income and savings in our primary market area.

Our balanced growth continued during 2003, with increases in assets, deposits, shareholders’ equity, earnings per share and returns on average assets and equity. The following chart shows our growth in these areas from December 31, 2002 to December 31, 2003:

A significant portion of our asset and deposit growth during 2003 resulted from our May 29, 2003 acquisition of Security Bank of Jones County. The acquisition accounted for a $142.4 million increase in total loans, a $60.8 million increase in our investment portfolio and a $211.0 million increase in deposits. This increase in loan volume, together with an additional $92.3 million in loans generated by our other subsidiaries as a result of strong demand in a low interest rate environment, contributed to an increase in net income of $8.6 million for 2003. The volume increase also offset declining average asset yields resulting from the low rate environment.

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Our acquisition of Security Bank of Jones County also bolstered our deposit base, accounting for almost 70% of our increase in deposits for 2003. The remaining portion of the increase resulted from marketing efforts aimed at increasing local low-cost deposits and funding requirements driven by our loan growth. We sometimes met these funding needs with out-of-market deposits, which often carried a lower cost than local market deposits as a result of competitive pricing.

Although our investment portfolio increased significantly during 2003, $60.8 million was attributable to the acquisition of Security Bank of Jones County. Excluding the impact of the acquisition, the portfolio decreased by $5.8 million. This reflects our emphasis on loan growth as our primary means of generating interest-earning assets and, to a lesser extent, maturity and call activity in our investment securities resulting from the lower interest rate environment during 2003. Although our investment portfolio declined, excluding the impact of the Security Bank of Jones County acquisition, our overall liquidity level improved as Security Bank of Jones County had a larger percentage of its assets invested in investment securities.

Fairfield Financial also contributed significantly to our results of operations for 2003. Fairfield Financial closed over $424 million in residential mortgage closings during 2003 and posted approximately $3.3 million in net income. Approximately 61% of its 2003 gross revenue was a product of its traditional residential mortgage origination business, with the remaining 39% being derived from its interim real estate and real estate development lending activities. We anticipate a significant decline in mortgage production volumes and revenues during 2004, but believe it will be offset to a significant extent by a decline in direct variable costs associated with our mortgage origination division, together with an increase in revenues from the interim lending division.

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The following table illustrates our selected key financial data for each of the past five years.

SELECTED FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data and number of shares)