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Colony Bankcorp (NYSE: CBAN) closes TC Bancshares merger, issuing 3.84M shares

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Colony Bankcorp, Inc. completed its previously announced merger with TC Bancshares, Inc. and TC Federal Bank effective December 1, 2025. TCBC merged into Colony Bankcorp and TC Federal Bank merged into Colony Bank, with Colony entities as the surviving institutions.

Each TCBC share was converted, at the holder’s election, into either $21.25 in cash or 1.25 shares of Colony Bankcorp common stock, subject to proration so that approximately 20% of TCBC shares received cash and 80% received stock. Restricted TCBC shares fully vested and received the same mix, and TCBC stock options were cancelled for cash based on the cash consideration less the exercise price.

As a result of the merger, Colony Bankcorp will issue approximately 3,839,748 shares of its common stock and pay about $15,428,244 in cash to former TCBC shareholders, while existing Colony shares remain outstanding and unchanged. Colony also filed TCBC historical financial statements and unaudited pro forma combined financial information to show the merged company’s financial profile.

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Colony closes TC Bancshares merger with mixed cash-and-stock consideration.

Colony Bankcorp has now closed the merger with TC Bancshares, using a flexible election structure of either $21.25 in cash or 1.25 Colony shares per TCBC share, with an 80% stock and 20% cash allocation. This structure preserves a significant stock component, which can help limit immediate cash outlay while still providing liquidity for some TCBC holders.

The company states it will issue about 3,839,748 new shares and pay around $15,428,244 in cash to former TCBC shareholders. Existing Colony shares remain outstanding and unaffected, so the primary balance-sheet effect comes from added assets and liabilities of TCBC plus modest cash usage, alongside equity issuance.

The inclusion of audited TCBC financials for years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, as well as unaudited pro forma combined information for the year ended December 31, 2024 and nine months ended September 30, 2025, provides a basis to assess how TCBC’s operations change Colony’s size, earnings mix, and capital metrics once investors analyze those combined figures.

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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): December 1, 2025

 

COLONY BANKCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Georgia

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

001-42397

(Commission File Number)

58-1492391

(IRS. Employer Identification
Number)

 

115 South Grant Street, Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(229) 426-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share CBAN The New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section l3(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Colony Bankcorp, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“CBAN” or the “Company”) and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Colony Bank, completed the previously announced merger (the "Merger") with TC Bancshares, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“TCBC”), and TCBC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, TC Federal Bank. At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), TCBC merged with and into CBAN, with CBAN as the surviving entity, and TC Federal Bank merged with and into Colony Bank, with Colony Bank as the surviving entity, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among CBAN, Colony Bank, TCBC and TC Federal Bank, dated as of July 23, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement").

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding share of TCBC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive, at the election of each TCBC shareholder, either (i) $21.25 in cash (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”), or (ii) 1.25 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Per Share Stock Consideration”), subject to customary proration and allocation procedures such that approximately 20% of TCBC shares were converted to cash consideration and the remaining 80% of TCBC shares were converted to CBAN common stock.

 

At the Effective Time, each share of TCBC common stock subject to vesting restrictions under any TCBC stock plan that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time fully vested and converted into the right to receive, as elected by the holder and subject to allocation procedures and applicable tax withholdings, either the Per Share Cash Consideration or the Per Share Stock Consideration.

 

At the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of TCBC common stock (“TCBC Option”), whether vested or unvested, were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of common stock of TCBC subject to such TCBC Option times (ii) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Cash Consideration over the exercise price per share of common stock of TCBC under such TCBC Option, less applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment.

 

Each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock remains outstanding and is unaffected by the Merger.

 

As a result of the Merger, CBAN will issue approximately 3,839,748 shares of CBAN common stock and pay approximately $15,428,244 in cash to former TCBC shareholders.

 

The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On December 1, 2025, CBAN issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

Audited financial statements of TC Bancshares, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the notes related thereto, as well as the related Independent Auditor’s Reports, which are included in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. Unaudited financial statements of TC Bancshares, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the notes related thereto, which are included in Exhibit 99.3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

 

 

 

Unaudited pro forma combined financial information of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. and TC Bancshares, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the notes related thereto, which are included in Exhibit 99.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 23, 2025, by and between Colony Bankcorp, Inc. and TC Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Colony Bankcorp, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2025).*
   
23.1 Consent of Wipfli LLP (with respect to TC Bancshares, Inc.).
   
99.1 Press Release of Colony Bankcorp, Inc., dated December 1, 2025.
   
99.2 Audited consolidated financial statements of TC Bancshares, Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
   
99.3 Unaudited consolidated financial statements of TC Bancshares, Inc. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
   
99.4 Unaudited pro forma combined financial information of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).    

 

*Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  COLONY BANKCORP, INC.
   
Date: December 1, 2025 By: /s/ T. Heath Fountain
    T. Heath Fountain
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

FAQ

What transaction did Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (CBAN) announce on December 1, 2025?

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. completed its previously announced merger with TC Bancshares, Inc., with TCBC merging into Colony Bankcorp and TC Federal Bank merging into Colony Bank effective December 1, 2025.

What consideration did TC Bancshares (TCBC) shareholders receive in the Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) merger?

Each TCBC share was converted, at the holder’s election, into either $21.25 in cash or 1.25 shares of Colony Bankcorp common stock, subject to proration so that approximately 20% of TCBC shares received cash and 80% received Colony stock.

How many Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) shares were issued and how much cash was paid in the TCBC merger?

As a result of the merger, Colony Bankcorp will issue approximately 3,839,748 shares of its common stock and pay about $15,428,244 in cash to former TC Bancshares shareholders.

Were existing Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) shares affected by the TC Bancshares merger?

Each outstanding share of Colony Bankcorp common stock remains outstanding and is unaffected by the merger; only new shares are being issued to former TCBC shareholders.

How were TC Bancshares restricted stock and stock options treated in the Colony Bankcorp merger?

Restricted TCBC shares fully vested at closing and converted into the same cash-or-stock election as regular shares, while TCBC stock options were cancelled and converted into a cash payment equal to the number of shares underlying the option times the excess of the $21.25 cash consideration over the option exercise price, less taxes.

What financial information did Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) provide related to the TC Bancshares merger?

Colony Bankcorp provided audited TC Bancshares consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, unaudited consolidated financials for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
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