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        <footnote id="F1">&quot;Represents remainder interest distribution from the Smith Family Charitable Lead Trust.&quot;</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These share include 919.418 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>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares include 145.878 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 166a-11 pursuant to Rule 16a-11promulgated thereunder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares include 123.484 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>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares include 1,155.147 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 promuglated thereunder.</footnote>
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X0303
4
2008-12-19
0
0000726601
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
CCBG
0000909019
SMITH WILLIAM G JR
P.O. BOX 11248
TALLAHASSEE
FL
32302
1
1
1
0
Chairman, President & CEO
Common Stock
2008-12-19
4
G
0
188008
0
A
2290696.851
D
Common Stock
40666
I
Wife
Common Stock
4317.252
I
WGSjr IRA
Common Stock
4056.874
I
Wife's IRA
Common Stock
617490.009
I
2S Partnership
Common Stock
430799.355
I
THE WGS TRUST
"Represents remainder interest distribution from the Smith Family Charitable Lead Trust."
These share include 919.418 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 145.878 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 166a-11 pursuant to Rule 16a-11promulgated thereunder.
These shares include 123.484 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 1,155.147 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 promuglated thereunder.
William G. Smith, Jr.
2008-12-22