UNITED
STATES
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
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2009
GREEN
BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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0-14289
(Commission
File
Number)
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62-1222567
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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100 North Main Street,
Greeneville, Tennessee 37743-4992
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(423)
639-5111
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:
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On April
16, 2009, Green Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced preliminary financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The full text of the press
release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The
information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit is being furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release dated April 16, 2009
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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GREEN
BANKSHARES, INC.
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/s/ James E. Adams
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James E. Adams
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Duly Authorized Representative)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of
Exhibit(s)
99.1 Copy of press
release issued by the Company on April 16,
2009.