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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 8, 2011
 
First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
000-49757
80-0030931
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2170 W. Palmetto Street
Florence, South Carolina 
29501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
                                                                                                            
(843) 656-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Effective July 8, 2011, Craig S. Evans, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating and Chief Risk Officer, resigned in order to accept a position with an out-of-market financial institution.  The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Evans for his service to First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.



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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES, INC.
  
     
       
Dated:  July 8, 2011
By:
/s/ Jeffrey A. Paolucci  
   
Jeffrey A. Paolucci
  
   
Chief Financial Officer