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 7, 2008


                       Citizens South Banking Corporation
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               (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

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
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     CFR 230.425)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CRF 240.13e-4(c))







Item 7.01.        Regulation FD Disclosure

     On May 7, 2008,  Citizens South Banking  Corporation  intends to present to
interested investors and analysts written investor presentation material,  which
includes,  among other things, a review of financial  results and trends through
the period ended March 31, 2008. Also included in the presentation are consensus
earnings  per share  estimates  of $0.62 and $0.79 for 2008 and 2009,  which are
considered by Management to be realistic.

     The investor  presentation  material  will be  available on Citizens  South
Banking Corporation's  website,  www.citizenssouth.com,  under "About Us" in the
"Investor Information" section beginning the afternoon of May 7, 2008.

     The information  provided pursuant hereto shall not be deemed  incorporated
by reference by any general  statement  incorporating  by reference the Form 8-K
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under
such Acts.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  Not applicable.







                                   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 7, 2008                            By:    \s\ Paul L. Teem, Jr.
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                                                     Paul L. Teem, Jr.
                                                     Executive Vice President
                                                      and Secretary