SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE
TO
FORM
8-K/A
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report: April 16, 2008
Gateway
Financial Holdings, Inc.
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North
Carolina
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000-33223
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56-2264354
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(State
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1580
Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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23451
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Issuer's
telephone number: (757) 422-4055
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 16, 2008, Gateway Financial Holdings,
Inc. (the “Corporation”), the holding company for Gateway Bank & Trust Co.
(the “Bank”), announced that it will report financial results before the market
opens on Thursday, April 24, 2008. D. Ben Berry, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, along with members of the
executive team, will provide an overview of first quarter performance and
business highlights in a conference call and simultaneous web cast to be held at
10 a.m. E.T., Thursday, April 24, 2008. To participate in the
conference call, dial (877) 407-8033 (no pass code required) approximately 5 to
10 minutes before the beginning of the call. If you are unable to participate, a
digital replay of the call will be available from Thursday, April 24, 2008 at
12:00 PM through midnight on May 1, 2008 by dialing (877) 660-6853 and using
pass code # 286 and conference ID # 281820. The call will be
simultaneously broadcast live via the investor relations page on the
Corporation’s website, www.gwfh.com. The event will be archived on
the Corporation’s website for 30 days.
The Bank is a regional community bank with a
total of thirty-five full-service financial centers -- twenty in Virginia:
Virginia Beach (7), Richmond (6), Chesapeake (3), Emporia (2), Suffolk and
Norfolk; and fifteen in North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Elizabeth City
(3), Edenton, Kitty Hawk (2), Raleigh (3), Moyock, Nags Head, Plymouth, Roper,
and Wilmington.
The Bank also
provides insurance through its Gateway Insurance Services, Inc. subsidiary,
brokerage services through its Gateway Investment Services, Inc. subsidiary, and
mortgage banking services through its Gateway Bank Mortgage, Inc. subsidiary.
Visit the Bank’s web site at www.gatewaybankandtrust.com.
The Common
Stock of the Corporation is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
symbol GBTS.
Item
9.01(d): Exhibits
Exhibit
99: Press release
Signatures
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Corporation has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Gateway
Financial Holdings, Inc.
By:
/s/
Theodore L. Salter
Theodore
L. Salter
Senior
Executive Vice President
and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: April
16, 2008