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): FEBRUARY 16, 2005
THE BANC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-25033 63-1201350
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
17 NORTH 20TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(205) 327-3600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 16, 2005, The Banc Corporation issued a press release
announcing its operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31,
2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99, shall not
be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
except as we may specifically state in any such filing.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99 Press Release of The Banc Corporation dated February
16, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE BANC CORPORATION
Date: February 16, 2005 By: /s/ F. Hampton McFadden, Jr.
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F. Hampton McFadden, Jr.
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary