SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. authorizes a Buyback Plan.

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company for SouthCrest Bank, N.A. (the Bank). The Bank is a retail bank operation, which offers consumer and commercial loans, checking, savings, credit cards, debit cards, online banking and bill pay services. The Company operates 10 branches throughout Georgia. The Bank offers personal and business banking services, including checking accounts, savings accounts, personal consumer loans, credit cards, business checking accounts and others. The Bank also offers various services and tools for business, including remote deposit capture, positive pay, automated clearing house, online wires, merchant services, cash management, business payroll and record checks. The Bank offers commercial and real estate loans. The bank also provides a full suite of retail, private, entrepreneurial, high-net-worth and commercial banking services, and online banking services.