SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Matthews Eugene Robinson II

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

519 SOUTH NEW HOPE ROAD

(Street)

GASTONIA

28054

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORP [ CSBC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/22/2009		P		160	A	$4.66	13,960	I	By his IRAs
Common Stock	01/22/2009		P		100	A	$4.71	14,060	I	By his IRAs
Common Stock	01/22/2009		P		185	A	$4.71	5,826	I	By wife's IRAs
Common Stock	01/22/2009		P		100	A	$4.71	1,064	I	By wife
Common Stock								30,749⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								8,473	I	Cust for son
Common Stock								135	I	By son's Roth IRA (Custodian)
Common Stock								3,344	I	Cust for daughter

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$8							⁽²⁾	06/16/2018	Common Stock	2,800		2,800	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽³⁾	$15.04							11/03/2003	11/03/2013	Common Stock	22,670		22,670	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	$5.605							04/19/1999	04/19/2009	Common Stock	4,995		4,995	I	By LLC⁽⁴⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,800 Restricted Stock Awards that vest over a five-year period at the rate of 10% on June 16, 2009, 10% on June 16, 2010, 10% on June 16, 2011, 35% on June 16, 2012, and 35% on June 16, 2013; and includes 10,510 Recognition and Retention awards that vest over a seven-year period, commencing on November 3, 2003, at the rate of 30% on November 3, 2003, 10% on January 2, 2004, 10% on November 3, 2005, and 10% per year on November 3 of each year thereafter. Currently, 8,408 shares have vested and 3,902 shares have not vested.

2. This non-statutory option vests in five equal annual installments, with the first installment becoming exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant, or June 16, 2009, and succeeding installments on each anniversary thereafter through June 16, 2013.

3. This non-statutory option has vested.

4. Options held by a Limited Liability Company of which the reporting person has one-third ownership.

	/s/ Paul L. Teem, Jr., Pursuant to Power of Attorney	01/23/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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