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):
April
27, 2005
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
North
Carolina |
0-15829 |
56-1355866 |
10200 David Taylor
Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262-2373
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(704) 688-4300
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective April 27, 2005, the date of the Registrant's annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), H. Clark Goodwin ("Mr. Goodwin"), retired from service on the Registrant's Board of Directors (the "Board"). The Registrant's Bylaws provide that a director's term expires at the first annual meeting of shareholders after such director reaches age 70, and Mr. Goodwin attained such age during the past year. As a result of Mr. Goodwin's retirement, and in accordance with the Registrant's Bylaws, the number of directors was reduced by the Board from seventeen to sixteen, effective at the Annual Meeting.
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.
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION
By:
/S/ STEPHEN J. ANTAL
Stephen J. Antal
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 29, 2005