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        <footnote id="F1">&quot;Represents remainder interest distribution from the Smith Family Charitable Lead Trust.&quot;</footnote>
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        <footnote id="F4">These shares include 35.123 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 &amp; 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.</footnote>
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        <footnote id="F6">These shares include 821.397 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 &amp; 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liablity provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.</footnote>
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2008-12-19
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0000726601
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
CCBG
0000909017
SMITH ROBERT HILL
P.O. BOX 11248
TALLAHASSEE
FL
32302
0
1
1
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Vice President
Common Stock
2008-12-19
4
G
0
188007
0
A
2003474.009
D
Common Stock
50173.607
I
Custodian for Daughter
Common Stock
50173.607
I
Custodian for Son
Common Stock
617490.009
I
2S Partnership
Common Stock
430799.355
I
THE WGS TRUST
Common Stock
35023.896
I
The VAS TRUST
Common Stock
35023.896
I
THE WHS TRUST
"Represents remainder interest distribution from the Smith Family Charitable Lead Trust."
These shares include 87.806 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 & 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.
These shares include 35.123 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 and 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.
These shares include 35.123 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 & 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.
These shares include 87.806 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 & 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.
These shares include 821.397 shares of common stock acquired in 2007 & 2008 pursuant to the Company's 1996 Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These acquisitions are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit liablity provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11 promulgated thereunder.
Robert H. Smith
2008-12-22