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): August 2, 2010
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-23377 | | 13-3699013 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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| 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400 New York, New York | | 10020-2002 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number Including Area Code: (212) 218-2800
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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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 2, 2010, Intervest Bancshares Corporation issued a press release announcing the launch of an underwritten public offering of $40 million of Class A Common Stock.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth herein and therein are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Intervest Bancshares Corporation dated August 2, 2010 |
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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| | INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION |
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| Date: August 3, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ Lowell S. Dansker |
| | | | Lowell S. Dansker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | (Principal Executive Officer) |
