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: August 28, 2003





                               EMERGENT GROUP INC.
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      Nevada                            0-21475                93-1215401
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                     File Number)          Identification No.)



  932 Grand Central Avenue, Glendale, CA                       91201
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (818) 240-8250
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

     On August 29,  2003,  Emergent  Group  Inc.'s  reverse  stock  will  become
effective.  All  stockholders  of record at the close of  business on August 28,
2003 will be requested to exchange  every 40 shares of Common  Stock,  $.001 par
value, for one new share of Common Stock, $.04 par value.

     Emergent's  Common Stock has from  time-to-time been quoted in the OTC pink
sheets under the symbol "EMGR." Any market for Emergent's  Common Stock has been
extremely  limited  and  sporadic.  As a  result  of the  reverse  stock  split,
Emergent's  Common  Stock has been  assigned  a new  symbol of "EMGP"  effective
August 29, 2003.


                                   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.

                           EMERGENT GROUP INC.

                           By:/s/ Bruce J. Haber
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                              Bruce J. Haber, Chief Executive Officer

Date:  August 28, 2003