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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORP | a6416255_ex99-1.htm |
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): August 30, 2010
ATLANTIC
COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Federal |
000-50962 |
59-3764686 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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505 Haines Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31501 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(800) 342-2824
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
Not
Applicable
(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 September 2, 2010, Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation, the holding company for Atlantic Coast Bank, announced that the Bank's Board of Directors has appointed Jay S. Sidhu as the Bank's Executive Chairman. Sidhu was named Executive Chairman of the Bank's holding company, Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation, in May 2010, and his new, broader responsibilities at the Bank level parallel the management structure established for Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation.
As Executive Chairman, Sidhu succeeds former Chairman Charles E. Martin, Jr., who remains on the Bank's Board of Directors and is the lead independent director on the Board for Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation and Atlantic Coast Bank. Robert Larison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Coast Bank, will now report to Sidhu.
The full text of the press release announcing Sidhu's appointment to the position of Executive Chairman is set forth in Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated September 2, 2010 |
SIGNATURES
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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ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION |
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Date: |
September 2, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ |
Robert J. Larison, Jr. |
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Robert J. Larison, Jr. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Duly Authorized Representative) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Number |
Description of Exhibit(s) |
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99.1 |
Press release dated September 2, 2010 |