West Georgia National Bank Takes Steps to Ensure Customer and Employee Safety; Bank Installs Automated External Defibrillators and Has Employees CPR Certified.

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CARROLLTON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003

West Georgia National Bank (NASDAQ: WGNB), a subsidiary of WGNB Corp., the sixteenth highest performing publicly traded financial institution under $1 billion in assets in the nation according to U.S. Banker, announced the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at every bank location. Sixty-three employees took advantage of bank provided training to become CPR/AED certified.

An AED is a machine devised for the first person on the scene to aid sudden cardiac arrest victims. Designed for the minimally trained rescuer, the fully automatic device requires just two steps to deliver a potentially life-saving pulse of electrical current to the heart. AEDs help to save lives by accurately recognizing and treating ventricular fibrillations, the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest.

Every day in the United States, more than 250,000 people collapse from sudden cardiac arrest and 95 percent will die before help can reach them. Survival rates plunge 7-10 percent every minute defibrillation is delayed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and hospital code teams can encounter delays, so quick action by people on the scene can save a life.

"West Georgia National Bank recognizes the reality of the number of sudden cardiac arrest victims and the benefit of having AEDs," said L. Leighton Alston, bank CEO. "Installing defibrillators and training our employees provide protection and peace of mind to both our customers and employees."

About WGNB Corp.

WGNB Corp. stock is traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap market under the ticker, "WGNB." West Georgia National Bank has seven full service locations in Carrollton, Bowdon, Villa Rica and Douglasville and total assets of $386 million. The Bank is the largest and most enduring locally owned community bank in Carroll and Douglas Counties.

For more information about West Georgia National Bank, visit our investor relations page on our website, www.wgnb.com.

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