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): April 28, 2009
SCBT
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South
Carolina
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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001-12669
(Commission
File Number)
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57-0799315
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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520
Gervais Street
Columbia,
South Carolina
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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29201
(Zip
Code)
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(800)
277-2175
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April
28, 2009, SCBT Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, along with certain
other financial information. A copy of SCBT Financial Corporation's
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein
by reference.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Any Forward-Looking Statements
Statements
included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including information incorporated
by reference herein) which 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. SCBT Financial Corporation cautions readers that forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from forecasted results. Such risks and
uncertainties, include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) credit
risk associated with an obligor's failure to meet the terms of any contract with
the bank or otherwise fail to perform as agreed; (2) interest risk involving the
effect of a change in interest rates on both the bank's earnings and the market
value of the portfolio equity; (3) liquidity risk affecting the bank's ability
to meet its obligations when they come due; (4) price risk focusing on changes
in market factors that may affect the value of traded instruments in
"mark-to-market" portfolios; (5) transaction risk arising from problems with
service or product delivery; (6) compliance risk involving risk to earnings or
capital resulting from violations of or nonconformance with laws, rules,
regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards; (7) strategic risk
resulting from adverse business decisions or improper implementation of business
decisions; (8) reputation risk that adversely affects earnings or capital
arising from negative public opinion; (9) terrorist activities risk that results
in loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions; and (10) economic
downturn risk resulting in changes in the credit markets, greater than expected
non-interest expenses, excessive loan losses, restrictions imposed under the
United States Treasury's Capital Purchase Program and the possibility that our
company may repurchase some or all of the securities issued to United States
Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program, and other factors, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. |
Description
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| 99.1 |
Press release issued
by the Corporation in connection with
announcement
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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.
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SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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Date:
April 28, 2009
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/s/ John C.
Pollok
John
C. Pollok
Senior
Executive Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description
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| 99.1 |
Press release issued
by the Corporation in connection with
announcement
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