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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
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I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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NISWONGER SCOTT M | |||||
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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SEC
USE ONLY
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS
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PF | |||||
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CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e)
or 2(f)
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United States of America | |||||
NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
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1038394 | |||||
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
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0 | |||||
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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1038394 | |||||
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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0 | |||||
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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1038394 | |||||
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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7.87%
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
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IN | |||||
Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
The title and class of equity securities to which this statement relates is the common stock, $2.00 par value (the "Common Stock") of Green Bankshares Inc. (the Issuer"). The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at 100 North Main Street, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743. |
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a) | Scott M. Niswonger |
(b) | P.O. Box 938
Greeneville, TN 37744-0938 |
(c) | Executive |
(d) | None |
(e) | None |
(f) | United States |
Item 3. |
Source
and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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The Common Stock was originally acquired with personal funds of Mr. Niswonger. |
Item 4. |
Purpose
of Transaction
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Mr. Niswonger may acquire additional shares, or dispose of some or all of the shares of Common Stock, from time to time, depending upon price and market conditions, evaluation of alternative investments and other factors. Mr. Niswonger intends to review on a continuing basis his investment in the Common Stock, the Issuer's business affairs and financial condition, as well as conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions.
Mr. Niswonger has no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: |
(a) | The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the issuer, or the dispositions of securities of the issuer; |
(b) | An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the issuer or any of its subsidiaries; |
(c) | A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the issuer or any of its subsidiaries; |
(d) | Any change in the present board of directors or management of the issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; |
(e) | Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the issuer; |
(f) | Any other material change in the issuer's business or corporate structure including but not limited to, if the issuer is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(g) | Changes in the issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the issuer by any person; |
(h) | Causing a class of securities of the issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; |
(i) | A class of equity securities of the issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act, or |
(j) | Any action similar to any of those enumerated above. |
Item 5. |
Interest
in Securities of the Issuer
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(a) | After the sales transactions listed below, Mr. Niswonger owns 1,038,394 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock which represents 7.87% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer, as reported in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. |
(b) | Mr. Niswonger has sole voting and dispositive power for the shares beneficially owned. |
(c) |
Transaction Date | Shares or Unites Purchased (Sold) | Price Per Share or Unit |
10/06/2010
10/06/2010 10/06/2010 10/05/2010 10/05/2010 10/05/2010 09/28/2010 | 10,000
800 648 10,000 10,000 10,000 4,361 | 7.5
7.54 7.549 7.181 7.190 7.182 6.82 |
(d) | Mr. Niswonger confirms that no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock beneficially owned by him. |
(e) | Not Applicable. |
Item 6. |
Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities
of the Issuer
|
None |
Item 7. |
Material
to Be Filed as Exhibits
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None |
October 07, 2010 | By: |
/s/
Scott M. Niswonger | |