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): August 12, 2002 --------------- Greenville First Bancshares, Inc. --------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) South Carolina 333-83851 58-2459561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 112 Haywood Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29607 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 679-9000 -------------- Not Applicable ------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since lastreport.) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 12, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer, R. Arthur Seaver, Jr., and the Chief Financial Officer, James M. Austin, III, each furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of the certification is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. 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/ R. Arthur Seaver, Jr. ----------------------------------------- Name: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr. Title: Chief Executive Officer Dated: August 12, 2002 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.