Edgar Filing: COMMERCIAL BANKSHARES INC

CBI 3rd Quarter 2005 Earnings Release

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 20, 2005

COMMERCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Florida

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

33-67254		65-0050176
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1550 S.W. 57th Avenue, Miami, Florida		33144
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(305) 267-1200

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 20, 2005 Commercial Bankshares, Inc., the parent holding company of Commercial Bank of Florida, announced its unaudited earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 pursuant to a press release.

A copy of the press release is being furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated October 20, 2005.

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.

COMMERCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

Date: October 25, 2005

/s/ Barbara E. Reed

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer