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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): July 27, 2006
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:
[ ] 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 July 27, 2006, MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. publicly disseminated a
press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ending
June 30, 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 July 27, 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: July 27, 2006 By: /s/ George M. Lee
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George 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 July 27, 2006.