UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2031, 2011ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Federal

000-50962

59-3764686

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

505 Haines Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31501

(Address of principal executive offices)

(800) 342-2824
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On January 2031, 2011, Atlantic Coast ~~Financial~~Federal Corporation (~~the~~"Atlantic Coast Federal"~~Company~~) announced that Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation ("Atlantic Coast Financial"), the proposed holding company for Atlantic Coast Bank ~~and~~ (the "Bank") and the successor company ~~for~~to Atlantic Coast Federal ~~Corporation,~~in connection ~~announced~~with ~~that~~the mutual-to-stock conversion of Atlantic Coast itFederal, ~~will~~MHC ~~extend~~(the "MHC"), expects to ~~January~~sell ~~27,~~approximately ~~2011~~1,710,857 ~~the~~shares of ~~community~~common stock at $10.00 per share for gross offering ~~being~~proceeds of ~~conducted~~approximately $17.1 million in ~~connection~~its stock offering. The conversion and stock offering is subject to final regulatory approval. Orders submitted in compliance with ~~its~~all ~~reorganization~~applicable ~~from~~laws ain ~~two-tier~~the ~~mutual~~subscription and ~~holding~~community ~~company~~offerings ~~structure~~will tobe afilled ~~stock~~in ~~holding~~whole, ~~company~~including ~~structure~~the order by Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation’s employee stock ownership plan.

~~The~~Concurrent ~~closing~~with the completion of the offering, ~~remains~~shares ~~subject~~of toAtlantic ~~final~~Coast Federal's ~~regulatory~~common ~~approval~~stock currently owned by the public will be exchanged ~~and,~~for inshares ~~addition,~~of Atlantic Coast Financial common stock so that Atlantic Coast Federal's existing stockholders will own approximately the ~~Company~~same percentage ~~must~~of ~~sell~~Atlantic aCoast ~~minimum~~Financial's common stock as they owned of Atlantic 1Coast Federal's common stock immediately prior to the conversion. As a result,~~700,000~~ ~~shares~~stockholders atof Atlantic Coast Federal will ~~$10~~receive 0.001960 ~~per~~shares of Atlantic Coast Financial's common stock for each share of Atlantic Coast Federal common stock they own immediately prior to ~~consummate~~completion of the ~~offering~~transaction. ~~The~~Cash ~~terms~~in ~~and~~lieu ~~conditions~~of fractional shares will be paid at a rate of ~~the~~$10.00 ~~community~~per share. As a result of the offering ~~are~~and ~~more~~the ~~fully~~exchange ~~set~~of ~~forth~~shares, inAtlantic ~~the~~Coast ~~Company’s~~Financial will have ~~prospectus~~approximately ~~dated~~2,629,442 ~~November~~shares ~~12,~~outstanding ~~2010~~after giving effect to the transaction.

The ~~full~~transaction ~~text~~is ofscheduled to close on February 3, 2011, at which time MHC and Atlantic Coast Federal will cease to exist and Atlantic Coast Financial will become the ~~press~~fully ~~release~~public ~~announcing~~stock holding company of the Bank. The ~~extension~~shares of common stock of Atlantic Coast Federal will cease trading under the trading symbol "ACFC" on the NASDAQ Global Market at ~~community~~the ~~offering~~close isof ~~set~~business ~~forth~~on inFebruary ~~Exhibit 99~~3, 2011.1 The ~~attached~~shares ~~hereto~~of common stock sold in the offering and issued in the exchange are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on February 4, 2011, under the trading symbol "ACFCD" for a period of 20 trading days and will thereafter resume trading under the symbol "ACFC."

The full text of the press release announcing the results of the community offering is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated January 2031, 2011

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.

			ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION
Date:	~~January~~February 201, 2011	By:	/s/	Thomas B. Wagers, Sr.
				Thomas B. Wagers, Sr.
				Chief Financial Officer
				(Duly Authorized Representative)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
ExhibitNumber		Description of Exhibit(s)
Number	Description of Exhibit(s)
99.1		Press release dated January 31, 2011
99.1	Press release dated January 20, 2011

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