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UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19,
2010
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BANCTRUST FINANCIAL
GROUP, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Alabama
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0-15423
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63-0909434
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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100
St. Joseph Street,
Mobile, Alabama
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36602
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (251)
431-7800
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Not
applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
(d)(1) On
January 19, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BancTrust Financial
Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Peter Sherman and Mary Ann Morthland
Patterson as directors of the Company, effective January 19,
2010. Mr. Sherman, a retired trust officer who currently manages
investments and trusts for family members and individual clients in Mobile,
Alabama, and Ms. Patterson, a retired real estate broker in Selma, Alabama, have
both agreed to join the Company’s Board.
(2) There
is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Sherman or Ms. Patterson and any
other persons pursuant to which he or she was selected as a
director.
(3) At
the time of this filing, neither Mr. Sherman nor Ms. Patterson has been named to
serve on any committee of the Board, and the information about whether Mr.
Sherman and Ms. Patterson are expected to be named to serve on any committees of
the Board is unavailable at the time of this filing.
(4) Neither
Mr. Sherman nor Ms. Patterson is a party to any transactions with the Company
that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
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BANCTRUST
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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DATE: January
25, 2010
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By:
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/s/ F. Michael Johnson | |
| F. Michael Johnson | |||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||
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