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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2008
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.) |
100 Colonial Bank Blvd.
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
(Address of principal executive offices)
(334) 676-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Colonial BancGroup Reports Inadvertent Omissions by its Financial Printer in its Submission of a Preliminary Proxy Statement
On March 7, 2008, The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (BancGroup) approved for electronic filing by its financial printer a preliminary proxy statement (PRE 14A) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission). The financial printer advised BancGroup that the Commission accepted the PRE 14A filing on March 7, 2008 at 17:27 EST.
Approximately four hours later (21:45 EST), the financial printer informed BancGroup that it had inadvertently omitted pages 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19-36 from its electronic submission to the Commission. The financial printer has taken responsibility for their inadvertent error.
Although BancGroup intended to make a preliminary filing, no preliminary filing is required under the Commission’s rules. Therefore, BancGroup intends to correct the PRE 14A filing with a definitive proxy statement to be filed on or prior to March 19, 2008.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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 | ||
| By | /s/ SARAH H. MOORE | |
| Sarah H. Moore | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 10, 2008