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                       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): October 27, 2005


                           METROCORP BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Texas                          0-25141                76-0579161
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

         9600 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 252
                  Houston, Texas                                  77036
      (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 776-3876

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.2. below):

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    230.425)

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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 27, 2005,  MetroCorp  Bancshares,  Inc. publicly  disseminated a
press  release  announcing  its financial  results for the third quarter  ending
September  30,  2005.  A copy of the press  release is attached as Exhibit  99.1
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

     As  provided  in  General  Instruction  B.2 to Form  8-K,  the  information
furnished in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or  otherwise  subject  to  the
liabilities  of  that  section,   and  such  information  shall  not  be  deemed
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c)      Exhibits. The following is furnished as an exhibit to this
                Current Report on Form 8-K:

                Exhibit
                Number            Description of Exhibit
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                99.1              Press Release issued by MetroCorp Bancshares,
                                  Inc. dated October 27, 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.


                                        METROCORP BANCSHARES, INC.



Dated: October 27, 2005                 By: /s/ George M. Lee
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                                            George M. Lee
                                            Chief Executive Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit
         Number                   Description of Exhibit
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         99.1                     Press Release issued by MetroCorp Bancshares,
                                  Inc. dated October 27, 2005.