UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2012
CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Tennessee | 000-30497 | 62-1173944 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
835 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(423) 385-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. is filing this amended Form 8-K to provide additional information about the actions taken by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 17, 2012, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) issued written confirmation to Cornerstone Community Bank’s (“Bank”) Board of Directors that the Consent Order entered into by the Bank with the FDIC on April 2, 2010, had been terminated. Also on August 17, 2012, the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions issued written confirmation to the Bank’s Board of Directors that the Written Agreement executed with the Bank on April 5, 2010, had been terminated.
Some of the governance and lending procedures established by the Consent Order and Written Agreement remain in place, including the requirement for approval by the Regional Director of the FDIC and the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions of any dividends declared or paid by the Bank to its parent, Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.
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.
| CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES, INC. | |||
| Date: September 28, 2012 | By: | /s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes | |
| Nathaniel F. Hughes | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||