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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2005
COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 0-24626 56-1886527
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdication of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
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)
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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
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On July 22, 2005, Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company")
announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of up to $15
million of trust preferred securities ("Trust Preferred Securities") for general
corporate purposes and to increase the regulatory capital of its subsidiary
bank. The Company intends to issue the Trust Preferred Securities in a pooled
private placement offering during the third quarter of fiscal 2005. There can be
no assurance that such an offering can or will be completed. The Trust Preferred
Securities to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Trust Preferred Securities may not be offered or
sold in the United Stated absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements.
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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.
COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC.
/s/ Todd L. Sammons
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Todd L. Sammons
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Date: July 22, 2005