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): ~~June~~February 135, ~~2008~~2009

NEWNAN COWETA BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Georgia

000-33221

58-2528123

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

145 Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd., Newnan, GA 30263

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(770) 683-6222

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

NOT APPLICABLE

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

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Item 5.0203. ~~Department~~Amendments ofto ~~Directors~~Articles ~~or Certain Officers; Election~~ of ~~Directors,~~Incorporation ~~Appointment~~or ~~of Certain Officers~~Bylaws; ~~Compensatory~~Change ~~Arrangement~~in ofFiscal ~~Certain Officers~~Year.

~~Effective~~On ~~June~~February 135, ~~2008~~2009, ~~Alan~~the C.Company ~~Payton~~filed ~~resigned~~with asthe ~~Senior~~Secretary ~~Vice~~of ~~President~~State of Georgia Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation which authorized additional capital stock in the form of ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, no par value and ~~Chief~~increasing ~~Lending~~the ~~Officer~~number of ~~Newnan~~authorized ~~Coweta~~common ~~Bancshares~~stock from 5,000,000 ~~Inc~~shares to 30,000,000 shares. The amendment was approved by the shareholders of the Company by a majority vote at a ~~Mr.~~special meeting held on January ~~Payton’s~~28, ~~resignation~~2009 isin ~~not~~accordance with O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1003. A copy of the ~~result~~Articles of ~~any~~Amendment ~~disagreement~~to ~~with~~the Articles of Incorporation of the Company’s ~~operations,~~is ~~policies~~included oras ~~practices~~an exhibit to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item No. 5.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(cd). Exhibits. ~~The following exhibit is furnished herewith:~~

~~None~~The following exhibit is being filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:


3.1		Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorizing additional capital stock in the form of ten million shares of preferred stock and an additional twenty-five million shares of common stock.

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.

	NEWNAN COWETA BANCSHARES, INC.	~~NEWNAN COWETA BANCSHARES, INC.~~
DATE: June 20, 2008		By:	/s/ James B. Kimsey
DATE: February 5, 2009	By:	/s/ James B. Kimsey
		Name: James B. Kimsey
	Name:	James B. Kimsey
		Title: President and CEO
	Title:	President and CEO

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