UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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February 14, 2005
Dear Shareholder:
Please find enclosed a Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and the Annual Report of Charter Financial Corporation. Due to unanticipated difficulties with the printing of the Annual Report, we were unable to mail the documents on January 28, the date on the attached Notice and Proxy Statement.
In order to provide our shareholders with additional notice of the Annual Meeting, we intend to convene the Annual Meeting (scheduled to be held on February 23, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.) and adjourn it until March 16, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the H. Grady Bradshaw Library, 3419 20th Avenue, Valley, Alabama 36854. Please note that this is a new location.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Charter Financial Corporation, we would like to apologize for the delayed mailing of the proxy materials. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the adjourned Annual Meeting.
| Sincerely yours, |
| /s/ Robert L. Johnson |
| Robert L. Johnson |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |