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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2005
THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-13508 | 63-0661573 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Commerce Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(Address of principal executive offices)
(334) 240-5000
(Registrant’s phone number)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Colonial BancGroup (“BancGroup”) is furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with presentations being made by management of BancGroup on March 3-4, 2005. Attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1 is the text of that presentation. This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements in this presentation are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following possibilities: (i) an inability of the company to realize elements of its strategic plans for 2005 and beyond; (ii) increases in competitive pressure in the banking industry; (iii) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, that are less favorable than expected; (iv) expected cost savings from recent acquisitions are not fully realized; (v) changes in the interest rate environment which reduce margins; (vi) management’s assumptions regarding allowance for loan losses may not be borne out by subsequent events; and (vii) changes which may occur in the regulatory environment. When used in this presentation, the words “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “expects,” “should,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” and “anticipates,” and similar expressions as they related to BancGroup (including its subsidiaries) or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. BancGroup does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished as Regulation FD Disclosure to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Presentations to institutional investors on March 3-4, 2005. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC. |
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| By: |
/s/ SHEILA MOODY |
Date: March 3, 2005 | ||
| Sheila Moody Chief Accounting Officer |
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