[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33373-33374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16171]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding
Companies
The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C.
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well as other related filings
required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available
for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated
in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the
acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether
the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards
in section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking
activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the
offices of the Board of Governors not later than July 13, 1998.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
1. Habersham Bancorp, Cornelia, Georgia; to acquire 27.06 percent
of the voting shares of Empire Bank Corp., Homerville, Georgia, and
thereby
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indirectly acquire Empire Banking Co., Homerville, Georgia.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034:
1. National City Bancshares, Inc., Evansville, Indiana; to merge
with Community First Financial, Inc., Maysville, Kentucky, and thereby
indirectly acquire Community First Bank of Kentucky, Warsaw, Kentucky,
and Community First Bank, N.A., Maysville, Kentucky.
2. National City Bancshares, Inc., Evansville, Indiana; to merge
with Trigg Bancorp, Inc., Cadiz, Kentucky, and thereby indirectly
acquire Trigg County Farmers Bank, Cadiz, Kentucky.
3. Independent Southern Bancshares, Inc. ESOT, Brownsville,
Tennessee, and its subsidiary, Independent Southern Bancshares, Inc.,
Brownsville, Tennessee; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
First Western Bank, Cooper City, Florida.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies,
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
64198-0001:
1. Archer, Inc., Central City, Nebraska; to acquire an additional 9
percent, for a total of 57.20 percent, of the voting shares of Osceola
Insurance, Inc., Osceola, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire
First National Bank, Osceola, Nebraska, and Gretna State Bank, Gretna,
Nebraska.
2. Gold Banc Corporation, Inc., and Gold Banc Acquisition
Corporation VII, Inc., both of Leawood, Kansas; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of First State Bancorp., Inc., Pittsburg, Kansas,
and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank & Trust Company,
Pittsburg, Kansas. In connection with this application Gold Banc
Acquisition Corporation VII, Inc., Leawood, Kansas, has applied to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of First State Bancorp., Inc., Pittsburg, Kansas;, and thereby
indirectly acquire First State Bank & Trust Company, Pittsburg, Kansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 12, 1998.
Robert dev. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-16171 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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