UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): February 15, 2006
Independence Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
South Carolina | 333-121485 | 20-1734180 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 East Washington Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telphone number, including area code: (864) 672-1776
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointmentof Principal Officers
On February 15, 2006, Independence National Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Independence Bancshares, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, appointed E. Fred Moore as the Chief Credit Officer of the Bank.
Mr. Moore, 47, formerly served as a senior vice president of risk management for First National Bank of Spartanburg. He has over 19 years of experience in administrative banking and finance, including credit administration and compliance. Mr. Moore was employed with American Federal as a senior credit analyst until 2000, when he resigned to join First National Bank of the South. He graduated from University of South Carolina in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in business economics.
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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.
INDEPENDENCE BANCSHARES, INC. |
By: /s/ Lawrence R. Miller Name: Lawrence R. Miller Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: February 22, 2006
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