TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program on January 31, 2019. Under the newly approved program, the company is authorized to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of its common stock over the next five years, from time to time, in the open market or through private transactions, as market conditions warrant. However, the new stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specified number of shares of its common stock. Currently, the company has approximately 16.8 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding and the shares authorized for repurchase under the new repurchase program currently represents approximately 4.5% of the company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. In connection with the approval of the new stock repurchase program, the Board terminated the company’s existing stock repurchase program, which was set to expire on February 14, 2019.

About Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

Capital City Bank Group, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded bank holding companies headquartered in Florida and has approximately $2.9 billion in assets. The company provides a full range of banking services, including traditional deposit and credit services, asset management, trust, mortgage banking, merchant services, bankcards, and securities brokerage services. The company's bank subsidiary, Capital City Bank, was founded in 1895 and now has 59 full-service banking offices in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. For more information about Capital City Bank Group, Inc., visit www.ccbg.com.