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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 18, 2005
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-23377 13-3699013
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400 New York, New York 10020-2002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code: (212) 218-2800
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
On November 25, 2005, Intervest Bancshares Corporation (the "Registrant") filed
a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that, on November 18, 2005, the Audit
Committee of the Registrant's Board of Directors had approved a change in the
independent accountants of Intervest Mortgage Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Registrant. This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K is being filed to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25,
2005 to include the required Exhibit 16.1 of such Current Report.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
16.1 Letter from Eisner LLP regarding the change in certifying
accountants.
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: December 2, 2005 By: /s/ Jerome Dansker
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JEROME DANSKER,
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 2, 2005 By: /s/ Lowell S. Dansker
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LOWELL S. DANSKER,
VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
Principal Financial Officer)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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16.1 Letter from Eisner LLP regarding change in certifying accountant.