8-K

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): April 17, 2007

Citizens South Banking Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-23971	54-2069979
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

519 South New Hope Road, Gastonia, North Carolina	28054-4040
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  704-868-5200

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Item 8.01 Other Events

          On April 17, 2007, Citizens South Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens South Banking Corporation, announced the hiring of James L. Brewer as a Senior Vice President and Union County Area Executive. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Not Applicable.
(b)	Not Applicable.
(c)	Not Applicable
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Text of press release announcing the hiring of James L. Brewer as a Senior Vice President and Union County Area Executive. 

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.

	CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORPORATION
DATE:  April 17, 2007	By:	/s/ Kim S. Price
		Kim S. Price
		President and Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Gary F. Hoskins
		Gary F. Hoskins
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Jim Brewer Joins Citizens South Bank as Senior Vice President, Union County Area Executive

PR Newswire -- April 17, 2007

GASTONIA, N.C., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James L. Brewer of Indian Trail, North Carolina, has been hired by Gastonia-based Citizens South Bank as a Senior Vice President and Union County Area Executive. Brewer comes to Citizens South with more than 25 years of banking experience, seven of the last 11 years in Union County. Most recently he was employed by SunTrust Bank as First Vice President and Union County Community Banking Manager. A graduate of the UNC-Charlotte, Brewer has also completed Southeastern Trust School at Campbell University and RMA Commercial Lending School. Brewer currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Union County Community Health Service Board and has been a cabinet member of United Way of Union County for the past two years. He is also an active member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Monroe.

“Jim combines extensive banking experience with an in-depth knowledge of the market,” said Executive Vice President Dan M. Boyd. “We couldn’t be more excited to have him join the Citizens South team.”

Citizens South Bank is headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina and was founded in 1904. At March 31, 2007, the Bank had approximately $738 million in assets with 14 full-service offices in the Charlotte region, including Gaston, Iredell, Rowan, and Union counties in North Carolina, and three loan production offices in Mecklenburg and Union counties in North Carolina, and York County, South Carolina. Citizens South Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member, FDIC. The Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens South Banking Corporation, and shares of the common stock of the Company trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol “CSBC”. The Company maintains a website at www.citizenssouth.com that includes information on the Company, along with a list of products and services, branch locations, current financial information, and links to the Company’s 1934 Securities Exchange Act filings with the SEC.

SOURCE  Citizens South Banking Corp.
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          /CONTACT:  Dan M. Boyd, Executive Vice President of Citizens South Banking Corp., +1-704-884-2264/
          /Web site:  http://www.citizenssouth.com /