Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 19, 2012, MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. publicly disseminated a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits. The following is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit

99.1 Press Release issued by MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. dated October 19, 2012.

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