SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): September 19, 2005

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                       Citizens South Banking Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                        0-23971               54-2069979
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      (State or other            (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)




519 South New Hope Road, Gastonia, North Carolina                  28054
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


                                  704-868-5200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 1.01.      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On September 19, 2005 Citizens  South Banking  Corporation  ("Citizens
South") entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Kim S. Price with
respect to Mr. Price's service as a director of a company in which Citizens
South has an equity investment.  The indemnification agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.31 to this Current Report.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a)  Not Applicable.

     (b)  Not Applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.

          10.31.  Indemnification  Agreement  dated  September  19, 2005 between
                  Citizens South Banking Corporation and Kim S. Price.











                                    SIGNATURE

     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

Dated: September 23, 2005             By:  /s/ Paul L. Teem, Jr.
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                                           Paul L. Teem, Jr.
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Adminstrative Officer
                                           (Duly authorized representative)