UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012.

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ____.

Commission File Number: 000-50400

NEW CENTURY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	20-0218264
(State or other jurisdiction of	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

700 W. Cumberland Street, Dunn, North Carolina 28334

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(910) 892-7080

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

Large Accelerated Filer ¨	Accelerated Filer ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer ¨	Smaller Reporting Company x
(Do not check if a Smaller Reporting Company)

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

There were 6,913,636 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding as of August 1, 2012.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of New Century Bancorp, Inc., (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2012, is to furnish Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-Q, which contains the XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) interactive data file for the Company’s financial statements and notes included in Part I, Item 1 of the Form 10-Q. Under Rule 405(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-T, Exhibit 101 is permitted to be furnished by amendment within thirty days of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q.

No changes have been made to the Form 10-Q other than the furnishing of Exhibit 101 described above. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-Q or modify or update in any way the disclosures made in the Form 10-Q.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the interactive data files contained in Exhibit 101 are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Number Title

31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1 Section 1350 Certification

101 Interactive data files providing financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)*

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* Pursuant to Regulation 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are otherwise not subject to liability.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	New Century Bancorp, Inc.
Date: September 12, 2012	By:	/s/ Lisa F. Campbell
	Lisa F. Campbell
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number Title

31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1 Section 1350 Certification

32.2 Section 1350 Certification

101 Interactive data files providing financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)*

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* Pursuant to Regulation 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are otherwise not subject to liability.

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