The First Bancshares, Inc. to Preside over NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony August 7, 2006.HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBMS), holding company for The First, A National Banking Association, (www.thefirstbank.com) today announced that David E. Johnson David E. Johnson (born December 21, 1946 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American linguist. He is best known for his work on relational grammar, especially the development with Paul Postal in 1977 of arc pair grammar (Johnson and Postal, 1980). , Chairman and CEO will ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. Closing Bell on Monday, August 7, 2006. Johnson stated, "We are excited to be participating in the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony. The First Bancshares, Inc. moved from the OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). to The NASDAQ Capital Market Originally called the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, NASDAQ announced a name change to the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 27, 2005. [1] The NASDAQ Capital Market exists for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies (small caps) that do not qualify for on May 26, 2006." The First Bancshares, Inc.'s participation in the closing bell ceremony on August 7, 2006 can be viewed live on http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. is required to view the live web cam. The First Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the parent company of The First, A National Banking Association. At June 30, 2006, The First Bancshares reported total loans of $238.0 million, total assets of $329.2 million, total deposits of $268.6 million and shareholders' equity of $19.5 million. Founded in 1996, The First operates 8 offices with locations in Hattiesburg, Laurel, Purvis, Picayune, Pascagoula and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,209. It is the county seat of Hancock CountyGR6. . The Company's stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FBMS. Certain matters set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. However, such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from the Company's actual results, see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. |
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