| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of April 30, 2008, Hunter M. Gholson resigned as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Cadence Financial Corporation (the “Company”), as a member of the executive, capital planning and trust investment committees of the Board, and as the Secretary of the Company, due to his reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 for members of the Board. The resignation was not related to any disagreement between Mr. Gholson and the Company on any matter.
The Company does not have any plans to fill this vacancy at this time.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 1, 2008 | CADENCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
| /s/ Richard T. Haston | ||
| Richard T. Haston | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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