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EX-99.1 - SHAREHOLDER LETTER ANNOUCING EARNINGS - First Sentry Bancshares, Inc.shareholderltr.htm
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):   May 27, 2011

FIRST SENTRY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

West Virginia
 
000-53790
 
03-0398338
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
823 Eighth Street, Huntington, West Virginia
 
25701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                                                                                     (304) 522-6400

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02                     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 27, 2011, First Sentry Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued a shareholder letter regarding its results of operations and financial condition at and for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The text of the shareholder letter is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information included in the shareholder letter text is considered to be "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
Financial Statements of businesses acquired.  Not Applicable.
   
(b)
Pro forma financial information.  Not Applicable.
   
(c)
Shell Company Transactions. Not Applicable.
   
(d)
Exhibits
   
 
The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:
   
 
99.1
Shareholder letter announcing the Company’s results of operations and financial condition at and for the three months ended March 31, 2011.





 
 

 

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.


 
FIRST SENTRY BANCSHARES, INC.
 
   
   
DATE: May 27, 2011
By: /s/ Geoffrey S. Sheils                                           
 
Geoffrey S. Sheils
 
President and Chief Executive Officer