--------------------------------------- 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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 17, 2004 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-23377 13-3699013 - ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification Number) 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1015, New York, New York 10020-1903 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ((Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code: (212) 218-2800 -------------- --------------------------------------- ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On March 17, 2004, the registrant issued a press release indicating that it has completed the sale of $15 million of trust preferred securities and the text of that announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 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 thereunto duly authorized. INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION Date: March 17, 2004 By: /s/ Lowell S. Dansker ---------------------------------- LOWELL S. DANSKER, VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER) INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated March 17, 2004