UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October~~November 2210, 2010

HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

United States	000-51305	45-0479535
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

721 North Westover Boulevard, Albany, Georgia 31707

(Address of principal executive offices)

(229) 420-0000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 82.0102. ~~OTHER~~RESULTS ~~EVENTS~~OF OPERATIONS.

~~The~~On ~~Registrant's~~November ~~press release dated October 22~~10, 2010, ~~announcing that it is parent,~~ Heritage ~~MHC,~~Financial ~~had~~Group ~~received~~issued ~~conditional approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision to reorganize from~~ a ~~two-tier~~press ~~mutual~~release ~~holding~~announcing ~~company~~its ~~structure~~financial toresults afor ~~stock~~the ~~holding~~third ~~company~~quarter ~~structure~~ and ~~that~~nine ~~Heritage~~months ~~Financial~~ended ~~Group~~September 30, ~~Inc~~2010., The afull ~~new~~text ~~holding company for HeritageBank~~ of the ~~South,~~press ~~has~~release ~~commenced~~is aset ~~“second-step”~~forth ~~stock~~in ~~offering~~Exhibit of99.1 ~~new~~to ~~shares~~this ofCurrent ~~common~~Report ~~stock~~ on ~~October~~Form ~~22,~~8-K ~~2010, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99,~~ and is incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference~~. The press~~ ~~release also announced that the registration statement relating to the sale of common stock by Heritage Financial Group, Inc~~herein. ~~had been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.~~

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)

Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated ~~October~~November 2210, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
Date: October 22, 2010	By:	/s/ T. Heath Fountain
Date: November 10, 2010	By:	/s/T. Heath Fountain
		T. Heath Fountain
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit(s)
99.1	Copy of press release issued by the Company on ~~October~~November 2210, 2010.

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