Termination of Registration of a Class of Security Under Section 12(g) (15-12g)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 15

 

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

Commission File No. 000-25933

 

SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464

[phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Common Stock, No Par Value Per Share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

 

None

(Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty

to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

 

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

 

	Rule 12g-4(a)(1)		[X]
	Rule 12g-4(a)(2)		[   ]
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)		[X]
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)		[   ]
	Rule 15d-6		[   ]

 

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 0

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Southcoast Financial Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

 

 

Date:	July 8, 2016		By:	/s/ David B. Spencer
				David B. Spencer
				Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
				Officer of BNC Bancorp
				(Successor by merger to Southcoast Financial
				Corporation)