UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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) November 10, 2004

 

Greenville First Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

South Carolina

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-27719

582459561

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

112 Haywood Road, Greenville, S.C.

29607

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(864) 679-9000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

Greenville First Bancshares, Inc. is hereby furnishing a slide presentation to be used by certain executive officers of the company when they speak to the various members of the financial and investing community on November 11, 2004.  The presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 is being furnished, not filed.  Accordingly, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Greenville First Bancshares under the Securities Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.  The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by Greenville First Bancshares that (i) the information in this report is material or complete or (ii) investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of Greenville First Bancshares or any of its affiliates.

 

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c)  Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Slide presentation given by certain executive officers of Greenville First Bancshares on November 11, 2004.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREENVILLE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 10, 2004

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Slide presentation given by certain executive officers of Greenville First Bancshares on November 11, 2004.

 

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