UNITED STATES

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2006    

 

    Greenville First Bancshares, Inc.    

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

    South Carolina    

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

      000-27719           

     58-2459561       

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

112 Haywood Road, Greenville, S.C.

29607

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

    (864) 679-9000    

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

  Not Applicable  

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

ITEM 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On October 17, 2006, Greenville First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Greenville First Bank, N.A., issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

      (c)       Exhibits

 

      Exhibit No.       Exhibit

      99.1                   Earnings Press Release for period ended September 30, 2006.

 


 

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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.

 

GREENVILLE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

 


 

By:     /s/ R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.                               
Name:     R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.
Title:       Chief Executive Officer


Dated: October 17, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number             Description

 

99.1        Earnings Press Release for the period ended September 30, 2006.