FORM 8-K

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): February 15, 2007

 


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)

 


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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Beginning February 15, 2007, 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 Southeast 2007 SuperCommunity Bank Conference on Thursday, February 15, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Pursuant to Regulation FD, the presentation materials are furnished with this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Number   

Description

99.1    Presentation Materials


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: February 15, 2007