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 <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
</I></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"
COLOR="#000000"><B>ALABAMA&nbsp;&nbsp;NATIONAL&nbsp;&nbsp;BANCORPORATION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>63-1114426</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. employer identification number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1927 First Avenue North </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Birmingham, Alabama 35203 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>MADISON COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>OF FIRST AMERICAN BANK </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full Title of the Plan)
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>John H. Holcomb, III </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>1927 First Avenue North </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Birmingham, Alabama 35203 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(205) 583-3600 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>With a Copy to:
</I></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Christopher B. Harmon </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Maynard, Cooper &amp; Gale, P.C. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1901 Sixth Avenue North </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Suite 2400 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Birmingham, Alabama 35203 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Securities to be</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registered</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registered
(1)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Offering
Price</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Per Unit (1)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Offering Price
(1)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Registration</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Fee</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Common Stock, $1.00 par value</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">25,000 shares</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$43.61 per share</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$1,090,250</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$100.31</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and is based on the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock of Alabama National BanCorporation on December 26, 2002. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of securities registered in this Registration Statement will be increased
as a result of future stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>

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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PART I </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>EXPLANATORY NOTE</U> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This
Registration Statement is being filed in order to register 25,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Alabama National BanCorporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), which may be issued pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Performance Share Plan for Certain Members of the Madison County Advisory Board of Directors of First American Bank (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A prospectus meeting the requirements of Part I of Form S-8 and containing the statement required by Item 2 of Form S-8 has been prepared. Such prospectus is not included
in this Registration Statement but will be delivered to all participants in the Plan pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).<B></B> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PART II </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B><U>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</U> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item
3</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference:
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since December 31, 2001. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s shares
of Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant to register such securities under the Exchange Act, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the
termination of the offering of the Common Stock offered hereby. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
issued or which deregisters all securities then remaining unissued, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Any statement contained herein, or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 4</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 5</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not
applicable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 6</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant contains a provision which, subject to certain exceptions described below,
eliminates the liability of a director to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of duty as a director. This provision does not eliminate the liability of the director (i) for violations of his duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) relating to
unlawful dividends and distributions or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">The Bylaws of the Registrant require the Registrant to indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of service by such person as a director of the Registrant or any other corporation, including the subsidiary banks of the Registrant, for which he served as such at the request of the Registrant.
Directors are entitled to be indemnified against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding, except that no payments may be made with respect to liability
which is not eliminated pursuant to the provision of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation described in the preceding paragraph. Directors are also entitled to have the Registrant advance any such expenses prior to final disposition of
the proceeding, upon delivery of a written affirmation by the director of his good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met and a written undertaking to repay the amounts advanced if it is ultimately
determined that the standard of conduct has not been met. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In addition to the Bylaws of the Registrant, Section
145(c) of the DGCL requires the Registrant to indemnify any director who has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any proceeding described above. The DGCL also provides that a court may order indemnification of a director if it
determines that the director is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Board of Directors of
the Registrant also has the authority to extend to officers, employees and agents the same indemnification rights held by directors, subject to all of the accompanying conditions and obligations. The Board of Directors has extended indemnification
rights to all of its executive officers. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Insofar as indemnification of liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or
persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 7</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 8</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated by reference herein as part of this Registration Statement: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as an Exhibit to Alabama National&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2002 and
incorporated herein by reference). </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Bylaws (filed as an Exhibit to Alabama National&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 33-83800) and incorporated herein by reference).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion and Consent of Maynard, Cooper &amp; Gale, P.C. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Maynard, Cooper &amp; Gale, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto). </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of the Officers and Directors of the Registrant. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 9</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Undertakings</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities
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offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>provided, however</I>, that such undertakings set forth in (i) and (ii) above do not apply to the extent the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned Registrant further undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned Registrant further undertakes to remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>The Registrant</U>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Birmingham, State of Alabama, on December 18, 2002. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> H. H<SMALL>OLCOMB</SMALL>, III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>John H. Holcomb, III</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></DIV>
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 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of December 18, 2002. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="25" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> H. H<SMALL>OLCOMB</SMALL>, III
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>John H. Holcomb, III</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman of the Board, Chief</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Executive Officer and Director</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Victor E. Nichol, Jr</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice Chairman and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>ICHARD</SMALL> M<SMALL>URRAY</SMALL>, IV
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Richard Murray, IV</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President, Chief Operating Officer</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;W<SMALL>ILLIAM</SMALL> E. M<SMALL>ATTHEWS</SMALL>,
V&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>William E. Matthews, V</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Executive Vice President and</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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W<SMALL>ILLIAMS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Shelly S. Williams</B></FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Vice President and Controller</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Dan M. David</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice Chairman and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>W. Ray Barnes</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>John V. Denson</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>John D. Johns</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>John J. McMahon, Jr.</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>William D. Montgomery</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>Drayton Nabers, Jr.</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>C. Lloyd Nix</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>G. Ruffner Page, Jr.</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>William E. Sexton</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>W. Stancil Starnes</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">*By&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> H. H<SMALL>OLCOMB</SMALL>, III&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1"
NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John H. Holcomb, III</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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Form S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALABAMA  NATIONAL  BANCORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
63-1114426
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. employer identification number)
1927 First Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
MADISON COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
OF FIRST AMERICAN BANK
(Full Title of the Plan)
John H. Holcomb, III
1927 First Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 583-3600
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With a Copy to:
Christopher B. Harmon
Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.
1901 Sixth Avenue North
Suite 2400
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Unit (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(1)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
25,000 shares
$43.61 per share
$1,090,250
$100.31
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and is based on the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock of Alabama National BanCorporation on December 26, 2002.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of securities registered in this Registration Statement will be increased
as a result of future stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Registration Statement is being filed in order to register 25,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Alabama National BanCorporation (the "Registrant"), which may be issued pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Performance Share Plan for Certain Members of the Madison County Advisory Board of Directors of First American Bank (the "Plan").
A prospectus meeting the requirements of Part I of Form S-8 and containing the statement required by Item 2 of Form S-8 has been prepared. Such prospectus is not included
in this Registration Statement but will be delivered to all participants in the Plan pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3
.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference:
1.    The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
2.    All other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since December 31, 2001.
3.    The description of the Registrant's shares
of Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant to register such securities under the Exchange Act, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the
termination of the offering of the Common Stock offered hereby.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
issued or which deregisters all securities then remaining unissued, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement contained herein, or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such
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statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 4
.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5
.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not
applicable.
Item 6
.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant contains a provision which, subject to certain exceptions described below,
eliminates the liability of a director to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of duty as a director. This provision does not eliminate the liability of the director (i) for violations of his duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") relating to
unlawful dividends and distributions or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Bylaws of the Registrant require the Registrant to indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of service by such person as a director of the Registrant or any other corporation, including the subsidiary banks of the Registrant, for which he served as such at the request of the Registrant.
Directors are entitled to be indemnified against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding, except that no payments may be made with respect to liability
which is not eliminated pursuant to the provision of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation described in the preceding paragraph. Directors are also entitled to have the Registrant advance any such expenses prior to final disposition of
the proceeding, upon delivery of a written affirmation by the director of his good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met and a written undertaking to repay the amounts advanced if it is ultimately
determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.
In addition to the Bylaws of the Registrant, Section
145(c) of the DGCL requires the Registrant to indemnify any director who has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any proceeding described above. The DGCL also provides that a court may order indemnification of a director if it
determines that the director is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.
The Board of Directors of
the Registrant also has the authority to extend to officers, employees and agents the same indemnification rights held by directors, subject to all of the accompanying conditions and obligations. The Board of Directors has extended indemnification
rights to all of its executive officers.
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Insofar as indemnification of liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or
persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
Item 7
.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8
.
Exhibits
.
The following exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated by reference herein as part of this Registration Statement:
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as an Exhibit to Alabama National's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2002 and
incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Bylaws (filed as an Exhibit to Alabama National's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 33-83800) and incorporated herein by reference).
5
Opinion and Consent of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
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Power of Attorney of the Officers and Directors of the Registrant.
Item 9
.
Undertakings
.
(a)    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities
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offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
provided, however
, that such undertakings set forth in (i) and (ii) above do not apply to the extent the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
The undersigned Registrant further undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
The undersigned Registrant further undertakes to remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Birmingham, State of Alabama, on December 18, 2002.
ALABAMA NATIONAL BANCORPORATION
By:
/s/    J
OHN
H. H
OLCOMB
, III
John H. Holcomb, III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of December 18, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/    J
OHN
H. H
OLCOMB
, III
John H. Holcomb, III
Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/    V
ICTOR
E. N
ICHOL
, J
R
Victor E. Nichol, Jr
Vice Chairman and Director
/s/    R
ICHARD
M
URRAY
, IV
Richard Murray, IV
President, Chief Operating Officer
and Director
/s/    W
ILLIAM
E. M
ATTHEWS
,
V
William E. Matthews, V
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/    S
HELLY
S.
W
ILLIAMS
Shelly S. Williams
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Dan M. David
Vice Chairman and Director
*
W. Ray Barnes
Director
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Signature
Title
*
John V. Denson
Director
T. Morris Hackney
Director
*
John D. Johns
Director
*
John J. McMahon, Jr.
Director
C. Phillip McWane
Director
*
William D. Montgomery
Director
*
Drayton Nabers, Jr.
Director
*
C. Lloyd Nix
Director
*
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.
Director
*
William E. Sexton
Director
*
W. Stancil Starnes
Director
*By    /
S
/    J
OHN
H. H
OLCOMB
, III
John H. Holcomb, III
Attorney-in-Fact
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