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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) October 4, 2004
SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina 001-12669 57-079935
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
520 Gervais Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-3046
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 277-2175
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(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:
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CFR 230.425)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
C. John Hipp, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of SCBT Financial
Corporation, has stated via a Form 144 filing his intention to sell 4,000 shares
of SCBT Financial Corporation common stock before the end of 2004. Mr. Hipp
expects to sell a similar number of shares in each of the following three years
in order to retire certain loan or debt service obligations and for estate
planning purposes.
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Statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not
historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, forward
looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
October 4, 2004 SCBT Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Richard C. Mathis
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Richard C. Mathis
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer