MACON, Ga., July 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Atlantic Southern Financial Group (Nasdaq:ASFN) announced today that its board of directors has declared a third quarter cash dividend of $.03 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 15, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of August 1, 2008.
About Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc. and Atlantic Southern Bank
With headquarters in Macon, Georgia, Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc. operates nine banking locations in the middle Georgia markets of Macon and Warner Robins, six locations in the coastal markets of Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Simons Island, one location in the south Georgia market of Valdosta, Georgia, and one location in Jacksonville, Florida. The Company specializes in commercial real estate and small business lending.
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