PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
2004 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held on May 26, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and the Annual Meeting
Why did you send me this proxy statement?
The Board of Directors of Community National Bancorporation, a Georgia
corporation (the Company), has sent this proxy statement to you to solicit
your proxy to vote at the Companys 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on May 26, 2004, beginning at 10:00 a.m. local time (the Annual
Meeting). The Annual Meeting will be held at The Thrasher House, 720 Hudson
Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia 31714. This proxy statement contains important
information about the proposal to be considered and voted on at the Annual
Meeting. However, you do not need to attend the Annual Meeting to vote your
shares. Instead, you may simply complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy
or voting instruction card. These proxy materials were first sent or given on
or about April 27, 2004 via first class mail to all shareholders of record of
the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Who may vote at the Annual Meeting?
Only shareholders of record of the Companys common stock, no par value
(the Common Stock) at the close of business on April 20, 2004 (the Record
Date) are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement of the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 2,008,595
shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding held by approximately 1219
shareholders of record. The Common Stock is the Companys only class of voting
stock.
How many votes do I have?
Each share of Common Stock that you own entitles you to one vote. The
enclosed proxy card indicates the number of shares of Common Stock that you
own.
What if my shares are held through a broker?
Many of the Companys shareholders hold their shares through a broker,
bank or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. As summarized
below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those
owned beneficially through a broker, bank or other nominee.
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Shares Owned as a Shareholder of Record
. If your shares are registered
directly in your name with the Companys transfer agent, Registrar and
Transfer Company, you are considered, with respect to those shares, to be
the shareholder of record, and the Company is sending these proxy
materials directly to you as such. As the shareholder of record, you may
give representatives of the Company a proxy to vote your shares as you
direct, or you may vote in person at the Annual
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