UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K/A

 

 

(Mark One)  
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

 

Commission file number 000-49757

 

A.Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

FIRST RELIANCE BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

B.Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.

2170 W. Palmetto Street

Florence, South Carolina 29501

 

 
 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment Number 1 to the Form 11-K of the First Reliance Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan is being filed to correct a typographical error in the consent of Elliott Davis, LLC that was omitted from the prior filing. The consent is attached as Exhibit 23.2 to this filing.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  FIRST RELIANCE BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
     
Date: June 28, 2012 By:   /s/ Jeffrey A. Paolucci
     Jeffrey A. Paolucci
     Plan Administrator

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
23.2   Consent of Elliott Davis, LLC.

  

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