SEC Comment Letter for COMMUNITY BANKS OF GEORGIA INC (CIK 0001273555) — Jun 29, 2005
COMMUNITY BANKS OF GEORGIA INC (CIK 0001273555)
Date: June 29, 2005 · CIK: 0001273555 · Accession: 0000000000-05-033388
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June 29, 2005
By Facsimile and U.S. Mail
James W. Stevens, Esq.
Richard R. Cheatham, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Re: Community Banks of Georgia, Inc.
Revised Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Schedule 13E-3, Amendment No. 1
Filed by Community Banks of Georgia, Inc., CBG Interim
Corporation,
John T. Trammell, Mickey Dunn, Frank Eubanks, Robert James, Donald
Keeter, Boyd Lee Mulins, Pierce Neese & Geraldine Moody
Filed June 17, 2005
Dear Messrs. Stevens and Cheatham:
We have the following comments on the above-referenced
filing.
Please note that we have limited our review to issues related to
Rule
13e-3.
General
1. We note that the filing persons have provided the statement
requested in the closing of our prior letter on a supplemental
basis.
Please file the statement in EDGAR as "CORRESP."
Schedule 13E-3
2. We reissue comment 1. The correct fee rate is found in
Exchange
Act Section 13(e). Rule 0-11(b) details how to value the amount
of
securities to be acquired in the transaction, e.g. value
securities
to be acquired for cash by the cash to be paid to acquire them.
In
addition, it is unclear why you have reduced the fee as described
in
the note to the table.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
3. We reissue comment 2. Please revise the form of proxy to
clarify
that it is in preliminary form.
Introduction, page i
4. We reissue comment 4. The summary term sheet must contain a
brief
summary of the most material terms of the transaction, such as
each
filing persons fairness determination with respect to each group
of
unaffiliated security holders. Please revise the summary to
include
this information. Also, please rearrange the document so that the
summary term sheet is on the first page after any notice required
by
state law. The special factors section should immediately follow
the
summary term sheet. See Rule 13e-3(e)(1)(i) and (ii) and
Instruction
2 to Item 1001 of Regulation M-A.
Background and Procedures, page 8
5. Disclose your response to comment 11 in the document to be
disseminated to security holders, as well as the identity of the
filing person(s) who engaged in the transaction(s). Refer to Item
1002(f) and 1014 of Regulation M-A.
Determination of Fairness by the Board of Directors of the
Company,
page 10
6. We reissue comment 12. Here and on page 13 you continue to
state
that the transaction is fair to "continuing and noncontinuing
shareholders of the Company, whether affiliates of the Company or
not." Item 1014 of Regulation M-A requires each filing person to
make a fairness determination with respect to each group of
"unaffiliated security holders."
7. We reissue comments 13 and 14. Please address each factor in
Instruction 2 to Item 1014, such as current and historical stock
prices and recent stock purchases identified in response to Item
1002(f) of Regulation M-A, in sufficient detail. The factors
considered in determining fairness must be explained in enough
detail
for investors to understand them. Conclusory statements or
listing
of generalized areas of consideration, such as "the current and
historical financial performance of the Company, including the
Company`s growth and its earnings" are not acceptable. See
Instruction 3 to Item 1014 of Regulation M-A. Revise this section
to
provide additional detail regarding what information the board
considered. For example, disclose the net book value, going
concern
value and liquidation value considered by the board. Also explain
what consideration the board gave to the factors listed, e.g.
explain
how each of the factors listed supports or does not support the
fairness of the merger.
8. We reissue comment 18. Please clarify how each filing person
made
a procedural fairness determination despite the absence of the
procedural safeguards in Item 1014.
Determination of Fairness by Interim and Other Company Affiliates,
page 12
9. We reissue comment 19 because the discussion adopted by the
filing
persons in this section is not complete.
Report of the Financial Advisor, page 13
10. We reissue comment 21. Please disclose the method of
selection
of the financial advisor as required by Item 1015(b)(3) of
Regulation
M-A.
11. Please disclose the supplemental response to comments 23, 24
and
27.
12. We note your responses to comments 25 and 26. Revise to
disclose
the comparable companies or provide a cross-reference to this list
and disclose the ranges of values in response to comment 26 in the
summary of the financial advisor`s report.
Federal Income Tax Consequences, page 18
13. Please tell us why you have deleted disclosure in the tax
section.
Conditions and Regulatory Approvals, page 21
14. We reissue comment 31. The disclosure on page 21 states that
"[c]onsummation of the reorganization is subject to the approval
of
our shareholders at the special meeting, the absence of any
required
consents or approvals that remain outstanding . . . ." Please
revise
to specify the approvals and consents necessary to consummate the
transaction.
Market for Common Stock and Dividends, page 23
15. We reissue comment 33. Please provide additional details
regarding each of the transactions, including the form of
transaction, e.g. open market purchase or sale, negotiated
transaction, etc., the date of each transaction and the identity
the
filing person(s) who engaged in each transaction.
General, page 25
16. Please clarify the disclosure on page 26 in light of your
supplemental response to comment 36.
* * *
Please respond to these comments by promptly amending the
filing and submitting a response letter filed via EDGAR under the
label "CORRESP." If you do not agree with a comment, please tell
us
why in your response. Direct any questions to me at (202) 551-
3262.
You may also contact me by facsimile at (202) 772-9203.
Sincerely,
Abby Adams
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
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James W. Stevens, Esq.
Richard R. Cheatham, Esq.
June 29, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-0303
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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