Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 19, 2009, Citizens South Banking Corporation issued a press release to announce its results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The text of the press release and related financial supplements are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information included in the text and financial supplements of the press releases is considered to be "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company will include final financial statements and additional analyses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, as part of its Form 10-Q covering that period.