Item  5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 15, 2008, Waccamaw Bank (the “Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”), appointed Geoffrey Hopkins to the position of Senior Vice President – Commercial Lending. Previously, Mr. Hopkins, age 35, served as the Bank’s Vice President and Area Executive for Columbus and Bladen Counties, North Carolina. The Bank has agreed to provide Mr. Hopkins a change in control agreement that would provide him a lump-sum payment upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Bank and an adverse change in Mr. Hopkins’ position with the Bank. That agreement has not been finalized at the time of this filing.

Mr. Hopkins is not related to any director or executive officer of the Bank or the Registrant, and Mr. Hopkins has not entered into any transaction with the Registrant or the Bank in an amount exceeding $120,000, and there is no such transaction currently proposed.

This Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of Registrant’s goals and expectations with respect to earnings, income per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “projects”, “outlook” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of Registrant’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Registrant’s control).

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.

 

WACCAMAW BANKSHARES, INC.
By:  

/s/ James G. Graham

  James G. Graham
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 21, 2008