UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 30, 2008

 

 

SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

(800) 277-2175

(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:

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

The management of SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”) will participate in the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ (“KBW”) Ninth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York, NY beginning on July 29, 2008.  Robert R. Hill, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, and Joe E. Burns, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, will meet with analysts and institutional investors, and will provide the attached investor presentation.   SCBT’s investor presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, and will be available to investors via a live audio/video webcast.  The event will be archived for replay for a period of 60 days.  In addition, a copy of the presentation will be made available at SCBT’s website (http://www.SCBTonline.com) and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Any Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including information incorporated by reference herein) which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. SCBT Financial Corporation cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasted results. Such risks and uncertainties, include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) credit risk associated with an obligor’s failure to meet the terms of any contract with the bank or otherwise fail to perform as agreed; (2) interest risk involving the effect of a change in interest rates on both the bank’s earnings and the market value of the portfolio equity; (3) liquidity risk affecting the bank’s ability to meet its obligations when they come due; (4) price risk focusing on changes in market factors that may affect the value of traded instruments in “mark-to-market” portfolios; (5) transaction risk arising from problems with service or product delivery; (6) compliance risk involving risk to earnings or capital resulting from violations of or nonconformance with laws, rules, regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards; (7) strategic risk resulting from adverse business decisions or improper implementation of business decisions; (8) reputation risk that adversely affects earnings or capital arising from negative public opinion; and (9) terrorist activities risk that results in loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

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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.

 

 

			SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
			(Registrant)
Date:	July 30, 2008		/s/ John C. Pollok
			John C. Pollok
			Senior Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

 

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