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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): JULY 18, 2006

                          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 July 18, 2006, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. announced earnings for
           its quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release dated
           July 18, 2006, describing its quarter 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 July
                  18, 2006.

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

Date: July 18, 2006

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION
     -----------     -----------
        99.1         Press Release dated July 18, 2006.
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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): JULY 18, 2006

                          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 July 18, 2006, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. announced earnings for
           its quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release dated
           July 18, 2006, describing its quarter 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 July
                  18, 2006.
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/ Robert C. White
                               ----------------------------
                           Name: Robert C. White
                           Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                  Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 18, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION
     -----------     -----------
        99.1         Press Release dated July 18, 2006.