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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): OCTOBER 25, 2005

                          WAKE FOREST BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          United States               000-25999              56-2131079
          -------------               ---------              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                     File Number)           Identification No.)

           302 South Brooks Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 919-556-5146


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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 provision (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
     (17CFR 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 13e-4(C) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

           On October 25, 2005, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. announced earnings
           for its year ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release
           dated October 25, 2005, describing its year end earnings is attached
           as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

         Exhibit No.     Description
         -----------     -----------

            99.1         Press release issued by Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc.
                         on October 25, 2005.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         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.



                                   WAKE FOREST BANCSHARES, INC.




                                   By:    s/s    Robert C. White
                                          ----------------------
                                   Name:  Robert C. White
                                   Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 25, 2005

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
     -----------                                    -----------
         99.1                          Press Release dated October 25, 2005.
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): OCTOBER 25, 2005

                          WAKE FOREST BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          United States               000-25999              56-2131079
          -------------               ---------              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                     File Number)           Identification No.)

           302 South Brooks Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 919-556-5146

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 provision (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
     (17CFR 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 13e-4(C) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

           On October 25, 2005, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. announced earnings
           for its year ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release
           dated October 25, 2005, describing its year end earnings is attached
           as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

         Exhibit No.     Description
         -----------     -----------

            99.1         Press release issued by Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc.
                         on October 25, 2005.
SIGNATURES

         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.

                                   WAKE FOREST BANCSHARES, INC.

                                   By:    s/s    Robert C. White
                                          ----------------------
                                   Name:  Robert C. White
                                   Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 25, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
     -----------                                    -----------
         99.1                          Press Release dated October 25, 2005.