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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): May 2, 2006
COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 0-24626
(State or other (Commission 56-1886527
jurisdiction of File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) 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 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
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On May 2, 2006, Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that Frederick Willetts, III, the Company's Chairman
and President, will be a guest speaker at the America's Community Bankers
Community Bank Investor Conference on May 4, 2006 in New York, New York. A copy
of the press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated May 2, 2006.
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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: May 2, 2006
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EXHIBIT 99.1