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): January 19,
2010
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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ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On January 19, 2010, Green Bankshares,
Inc. (the "Company") announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year
ended December 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 January 19, 2010
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
(Duly
Authorized Representative)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Number
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Description of
Exhibit(s)
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99.1
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Copy
of press release issued by the Company on January 19,
2010.
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