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)     July 18, 2006
Greenville First Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-27719	58-2459561
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
112 Haywood Road, Greenville, S.C.	29607
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(864) 679-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 18, 2006, Greenville First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Greenville First Bank, N.A., issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 8.01.  Other Events

On July 18, 2006, Greenville First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Greenville First Bank, NA, issued a press release announcing a ten percent stock dividend to be distributed on August 14, 2006, to shareholders of record as of July 24, 2006.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)       Exhibits

      Exhibit No.       Exhibit

      99.1                   Earnings Press Release for period ended June 30, 2006.

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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: July 18, 2006

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number             Description

99.1        Earnings Press Release for the period ended June 30, 2006.