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): December 7, 2006
COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| North Carolina | 0-24626 | 56-1886527 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (910) 343-0181
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Beginning December 7, 2006, Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) will make available to analysts and prospective investors a slide presentation that Frederick Willetts, III, the Company’s Chairman and President, will make at the Financial Institutions Investor Conference, “Strategy to Implementation,” hosted by Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. on December 7, 2006 in New York City, New York. Pursuant to Regulation FD, the presentation materials are attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Also attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.2, and incorporated herein by reference, are accompanying presentation handouts that the Company will make available to analysts and prospective investors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation Materials | |
| 99.2 | Additional Presentation Handouts | |
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.
| COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC. |
| /s/ Todd L. Sammons |
| Todd L. Sammons |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 7, 2006