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): April 22, 2008
COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 0-24626 56-1886527
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
201 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28401
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (910) 343-0181
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
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On April 22, 2008, Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing the Company's unaudited financial results for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008. The press release, which is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and which is furnished herewith, supersedes an earlier draft of the release
which was inadvertently submitted to Dow Jones Newswires. The attached press
release includes revised financial information from the financial information
inadvertently submitted to Dow Jones relating to the Company's net income and
earnings per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. As reflected in
Exhibit 99.1, net income and earnings per diluted share for this period were
$752,000 and $0.11, respectively. Also attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.2,
and furnished herewith, is additional financial information for the period.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated April 22, 2008
99.2 Additional Financial Information
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: April 22, 2008