UNITED
STATES
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) May
23, 2006 (May 18, 2006)
 |
SCBT
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
South
Carolina
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
|
001-12669
(Commission
File
Number) |
57-0799315
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
|
|
520
Gervais Street
Columbia,
South Carolina
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
29201 (Zip
Code)
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(800)
277-2175
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
On
May 18,
2006, the Board of Directors of SCBT Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”)
approved the addition of Mr. Jimmy Addison as a member of the Board of Directors
for the Corporation. Mr. Addison will initially serve on the audit committee
of
the Corporation. The new director brings added financial expertise to the board
during the Corporation’s continued growth. Mr. Addison is the chief financial
officer of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), a publicly traded Fortune 500
energy-based holding company headquartered in Columbia, SC. A copy of the
Corporation's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release issued by the Corporation in connection with announcement
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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.
SCBT
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date:
May
23,
2006
/s/
Richard C. Mathis
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No. Description
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release
issued by the Corporation in connection with announcement
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