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): January 28, 2011
METROCORP BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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000-25141
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76-0579161
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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9600 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 252
Houston, Texas 77036
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 776-3876
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On January 28, 2011, the board of directors of MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), upon recommendation of the Company's Governance and Nominating Committee, voted to appoint Daniel B. Wright as a Class I director to fill a vacancy existing on the Company's board of directors, effective immediately. As a Class I director, Mr. Wright will be slated to stand for re-election at the Company's 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Wright has not been appointed to a committee of the Company's board of directors, nor has it been determined when, if at all, any such appointment would be made.
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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.
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METROCORP BANCSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)
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Dated: January 31, 2011
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By:
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/s/ George M. Lee | |
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George M. Lee
Executive Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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