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)     April 19, 2005    

    Greenville First Bancshares, Inc.    
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

    South Carolina    
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 000-27719            58-2459561       
              (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)  

      112 Haywood Road, Greenville, S.C.  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
         29607                              
(Zip Code)                           
 

    (864) 679-9000    
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

        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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ITEM 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 19, 2005, Greenville First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Greenville First Bank, N.A., issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)       Exhibits

      Exhibit No.       Exhibit

       99.1                  Earnings Press Release for period ended March 31, 2005.






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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.

GREENVILLE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.


 

By:     /s/ James M. Austin, III                                 
Name:    James M. Austin, III
Title:      Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  April 19, 2005






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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number             Description

99.1        Earnings Press Release for the period ended March 31, 2005.






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