PREFERRED SHARES

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Exhibit 4.3

PREFERRED SHARES		PREFERRED SHARES

NUMBER		SHARES
A-

WGNB CORP.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

		*See reverse for* *certain definitions*
*THIS CERTIFIES THAT*		CUSIP 92923K 205

is the owner of

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE 9% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

WGNB CORP.

transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent-Registrar.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

	/s/ Steven J. Haack		/s/ H.B. Lipham III
	SECRETARY		CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

REGISTRAR & TRANSFER COMPANY

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights. Such request may be made to the Company at its headquarters located at 201 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30112.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM	—	as tenants in common	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—	_______________	Custodian __________
TEN ENT	—	as tenants by the entireties		(Cust)	(Minor)
JT TEN	—	as joint tenants with right of		under Uniform Transfers to Minors
		survivorship and not as tenants		Act _______________	_______________
		in common			(State)
			UNIF TRF MIN ACT—	_______________	Custodian (until age )
				(Cust)
				under Uniform Transfers
				to Minors Act	_______________
					(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE

Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated


NOTICE:	THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED