COASTAL BANCORP INC
8-K, 2000-05-08
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                       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)    MAY 8, 2000
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                              COASTAL BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


          TEXAS                         0-24526               76-0428727
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
     of  incorporation)                                   Identification  No.)

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5718 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 600, HOUSTON, TEXAS                    77057
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(Address of Principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code    (713) 435-5000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)     Not applicable
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ITEM  5.          OTHER  EVENTS.
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     On  May  1,  2000  Coastal  Bancorp, Inc. ("Coastal") announced that it has
completed  the  repurchase  of  an additional 500,000 shares of its common stock
under  the  repurchase  plan  announced  on  February  25,  1999.  The  average
repurchase  price  was  $15.91 which approximates 96% of book value at March 31,
2000.  This  is  the third repurchase authorization of 500,000 shares each since
September  of 1998.  The average repurchase price for the three plans was $15.87
or  95%  of  book  value  at  March  31,  2000.

Coastal through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Banc Holding Company, Inc.,
owns  100% of the voting stock of the Bank, a Texas-chartered state savings bank
headquartered  in  Houston.

ITEM  7.   FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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     (a)     Financial  Statements
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              No  financial  statements  are  required.

     (b)     Pro  Forma  Financial  Information
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              No  pro  forma  financial  information  is  required.

     (c)     Exhibits
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               No.          Description
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               99            Press  Release,  dated  May  1,  2000


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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.

COASTAL  BANCORP,  INC.


     /s/  Catherine  N.  Wylie                              Date:  May  8,  2000
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by:  Catherine  N.  Wylie
     Sr.  Executive  Vice  President/
     Chief  Financial  Officer




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                              COASTAL BANCORP, INC.


                                   EXHIBIT 99


                PRESS RELEASE OF THE REGISTRANT DATED MAY 1, 2000


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                                 NEWS  RELEASE
                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                COASTAL BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ITS
       THIRD COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN AND AUTHORITY FOR A FOURTH PLAN

          HOUSTON  (May  1,  2000)  -  Coastal  Bancorp,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:  CBSA)
("Coastal")  announced  today  that  it  has  completed  the  repurchase  of  an
additional  500,000  shares  of  its  common  stock repurchase plan announced on
February  25,  1999.  The average repurchase price was $15.91 which approximates
96% of book value at March 31, 2000.  This is the third repurchase authorization
of  500,000  shares  each since September of 1998.  The average repurchase price
for  the  three  plans  was  $15.87  or  95%  of  book  value at March 31, 2000.
     In  addition,  on  April  27,  2000,  the Board of Directors authorized the
extension  of  the  repurchase plan for up to an additional 500,000 shares.  The
outstanding  shares  of  common  stock  will be purchased through an open-market
repurchase  program  and  privately negotiated repurchases, if any.  Repurchases
will  be  made  from time to time when deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive
Officer  and  Chief  Financial Officer of Coastal.  The timing and volume of the
repurchase  transactions  will  depend  upon  market  conditions.
     Coastal  Bancorp,  Inc.  owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal
Banc Holding Company, Inc., 100 percent of the voting stock of Coastal Banc ssb,
a  Texas-chartered  FDIC  insured,  state savings bank headquartered in Houston.
Coastal  Banc  ssb  operates  50 branch offices in metropolitan Houston, Austin,
Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley and small cities in the southeast quadrant
of  Texas.
     "Safe  Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of  1995:  The  statements  contained  in  this release which are not historical
facts  contain forward looking information with respect to plans, projections or
future performance of the company, the occurrence of which involve certain risks
and  uncertainties  detailed  in  the  company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission.

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