SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~May~~July 3118, 2012

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NORTH STATE BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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North Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-49898	65-1177289
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer ID Number)

6204 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (919) 787-9696

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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 provisions:

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Item 52.0702 Results ~~Submission~~ of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition.

~~(a)~~On ~~The~~July ~~Annual~~18, ~~Meeting~~2012, of North State Bancorp ~~was~~issued ~~held~~a onpress ~~May~~release 31announcing its operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K (bincluding Exhibit 99.1) Atshall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~Annual~~Securities ~~Meeting~~Exchange Act of 1934 (the ~~following~~“Exchange ~~proposals~~Act”) ~~were~~or ~~approved~~otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the ~~shareholders:~~Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

~~Proposal~~Item 1:9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

To(d) ~~elect five Class III Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2015:~~Exhibits

Nominee	For	No	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Exhibit #	Description
James C. Branch	4,253,988	0	165,166	805,717
99.1	Press release dated July 18, 2012
Glenn E. Futrell	4,253,773	0	165,381	805,717
J. Keith Keener, M.D.	4,253,773	0	165,381	805,717
W. Harold (Hal) Perry	4,249,433	0	169,721	805,717
Jack M. Stancil	4,253,988	0	165,166	805,717

Proposal 2:

To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

For	No	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
5,039,761	1,215	183,895	0

(d) Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	NORTH STATE BANCORP
Date: June 1, 2012	By:	/s/ Larry D. Barbour
Date: July 18, 2012	By:	/s/ Larry D. Barbour
		Larry D. Barbour
		Larry D. Barbour President and Chief Executive Officer
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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