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):January 9, 2006
Bank of Granite Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-15956 | | 56-1550545 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
P.O. Box 128, 23 North Main Street
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02 — Results of Operations and Financial Condition
(a) On January 9, 2006, the Registrant issued a news release to announce its earnings for the quarter-to-date and year-to-date periods ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. The news of this event was released on January 9, 2006, as evidenced by Exhibit 99(a) to this FORM 8-K.
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had 12,911,922 shares outstanding.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
99 Additional Exhibits
(a) News Release dated January 9, 2006
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Bank of Granite Corporation
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| January 9, 2006 | By: | /s/ Kirby A. Tyndall | |
| | | Kirby A. Tyndall | |
| | | Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
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