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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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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 15, 2004

 

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COLONY BANKCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Georgia		000-12436		58-1492391
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

 

115 South Grant Street, Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(229) 426-6000

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press Release dated March 15, 2004

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 15, 2004, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the opening of a new banking facility in Dougherty/Lee County, Georgia. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. This information is provided under Item 12 of Form 8-K. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

		COLONY BANKCORP, INC.
Date: March 15, 2004		By:		/s/ Terry L. Hester
				Terry L. Hester
				Executive Vice President and
				Chief Financial Officer