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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): April 24, 2006
METROCORP BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas 0-25141 76-0579161
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) 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):
[ ] 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))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 24, 2006, MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. publicly disseminated a press
release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31,
2006. 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 April 24, 2006.
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: April 24, 2006 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 April 24, 2006.