UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C., 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2009
Greer Bancshares Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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| 000-33021 | | 57-1126200 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1111 W. Poinsett Street, Greer, South Carolina | | 29650 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(864) 877-2000
(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):
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On April 29, 2009 Greer Bancshares Incorporated (the “Company”) provided a copy of a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 to several media outlets. The press release was furnished as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) which was filed with the Commission on May 1, 2009. Subsequent to filing the Form 8-K, the Company learned that a correspondent bank in Atlanta in which it had a stock investment was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and that it would have to recognize a first quarter write-off of $311,414 related to its investment in the correspondent. This resulted in a revision of the previously reported net loss available to common shareholders. As a result, the Company withdrew the original press release, which to its knowledge had not been published. The Company then issued a new amended press release dated May 7, 2009 on May 8, 2009, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
We are furnishing a new Exhibit 99.1 to replace the original press release in its entirety.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated May 7, 2009. |
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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.
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| GREER BANCSHARES INCORPORATED |
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| By: | | /s/ Kenneth M. Harper |
| Name: | | Kenneth M. Harper |
| Title: | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: May 14, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release dated May 7, 2009. |
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