SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: May 25, 2005
Citizens South Banking Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-23971 54-2069979
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
519 South New Hope Road, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054-4040
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 704-868-5200
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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As previously reported, on May 25, 2005, Citizens South Banking
Corporation ("Citizens South") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Agreement") to acquire Trinity Bank, a North Carolina chartered bank located in
Monroe, North Carolina.
A copy of the Agreement is being filed as Exhibit 2 to this Current
Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Exhibit
2 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and Among Citizens South
Banking Corporation Citizens South Bank and Trinity Bank
dated as of May 25, 2005
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.
CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORPORATION
DATE: May 26, 2005 By: /s/ Kim S. Price
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Kim S. Price
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Gary F. Hoskins
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Gary F. Hoskins
Chief Financial Officer