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): March 22, 2005 COMMUNITY BANKSHARES, INC. Incorporated under the Commission File No. 000-22054 I.R.S. Employer laws of South Carolina Identification No. 57-0966962 791 Broughton Street Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115 Telephone: 803-535-1060 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On March 22, 2005 Registrant entered into an agreement with C.F. Evans & Co., of Orangeburg, South Carolina, for the construction of a 16,000 square foot, brick, two story office building that will house the Registrant's operations center and corporate headquarters. The contract price for the project is $1,475,500. SIGNATURE 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. COMMUNITY BANKSHARES, INC. (Registrant) Date: March 24, 2005 By: /s/ William W. Traynham ------------------------ William W. Traynham President and Chief Financial Officer