UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 7, 2005 -------------------------- STATE OF FRANKLIN BANCSHARES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Tennessee 000-24675 62-1749121 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification Number) 1907 North Roan Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 423/926-3300 -------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.1. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events. State of Franklin Bancshares, Inc., issued a press release on April 7, 2005, which is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Satements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated April 7, 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. STATE OF FRANKLIN BANCSHARES, INC. Dated: April 8, 2005 By:/s/ Charles E. Allen, Jr. ------------------------------------------ Charles E. Allen, Jr. Chief Executive Officer (principal accounting and financial officer)