Atlantic Southern Financial Group Announces First Dividend
10 Gennaio 2008 - 10:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
MACON, Ga., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atlantic Southern
Financial Group (NASDAQ:ASFN) announced today that its board of
directors has declared its first ever cash dividend of $.03 per
share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on
February 15, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of February 1,
2008. Since its formation in December, 2001, earnings have been
retained in order to support the rapid growth of the Bank.
President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Stevens stated, "This is
a momentous day in the history of our Company. Our Board has
expressed its strong confidence in the success and future direction
of the Company by declaring the $.03 per share dividend for the
first quarter of 2008. We have completed six successful years of
operation and our earnings momentum and strong balance sheet enable
us to provide this cash dividend to all of our loyal shareholders."
Commenting further, Stevens said, "The dividend is somewhat modest
in comparison to overall earnings but we expect to continue to grow
the Bank in the future and want to retain appropriate amounts of
capital to facilitate that sustained growth." About Atlantic
Southern Financial Group, Inc. and Atlantic Southern Bank With
headquarters in Macon, Georgia, Atlantic Southern Financial Group,
Inc. operates nine banking locations in the middle Georgia markets
of Macon and Warner Robins, six locations in the coastal markets of
Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Simons Island, Georgia, one
location in Jacksonville, Florida, and a loan production office in
Valdosta, Georgia. The Company specializes in commercial real
estate and small business lending. Safe Harbor This news release
contains forward-looking statements, as defined by Federal
Securities Laws, including statements about financial outlook and
business environment. These statements are provided to assist in
the understanding of a future financial performance and such
performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those in such statements. Any
such statements are based on current expectations and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that
may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from
actual results, please refer to the section entitled "Forward-
Looking Statements" in Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc.'s
annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. DATASOURCE: Atlantic Southern Financial Group CONTACT:
Mark Stevens, President and CEO, or Carol Soto, Executive Vice
President and CFO, both of Atlantic Southern Financial Group,
+1-478-757-8181 Web site: http://www.atlanticsouthernbank.com/
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