COASTAL BANCORP INC
8-K, 2000-02-14
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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)    FEBRUARY 14, 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
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applicable
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ITEM  5.          OTHER  EVENTS.
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On February 1, 2000, Coastal Bancorp, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.08  per  share  on  its  common  stock.  At  the  same meeting dividends were
declared  for  its 9.0% Non-cumulative Preferred Stock Series A (NASDAQ:  CBSAP)
of  Coastal  Banc ssb and its 9.12% Cumulative Preferred Stock Series A (NASDAQ:
CBSAO).  Dividends on the common and the 9.0% Preferred are payable on March 15,
2000  to  shareholders  of record on February 15, 2000.  Dividends for the 9.12%
Preferred  will  be paid on March 31, 2000 to shareholders of record as of March
15,  2000.


ITEM  7.          FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,  PRO  FORMA  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION AND
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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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                    99     Exhibit  11(a)  -  Press  Release


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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:  February  14,  2000
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by:     Catherine  N.  Wylie
     Sr.  Executive  Vice  President/
     Chief  Financial  Officer

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                                   EXHIBIT 99

                                  PRESS RELEASE

                             Dated February 1, 2000

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5718  Westheimer,  Suite  600
Houston,  Texas  77057

For  More  Information,  Contact

Manuel  J.  Mehos,  CEO
Catherine  N.  Wylie,  CFO
(713)  435-5327
(713)  435-5106  (Fax)
www.coastalbanc.com
     NEWS  RELEASE

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          COASTAL BANCORP, INC. DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER CASH DIVIDENDS

     HOUSTON  (February  1,  2000)  -  Coastal  Bancorp,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:  CBSA)
announced  today  that  on  January  27, 2000, its Board of Directors declared a
quarterly  cash  dividend  of  $.08  per share on its common stock.  At the same
meeting  dividends  were  declared  for  its 9.0% Non-cumulative Preferred Stock
Series A (NASDAQ:  CBSAP) of Coastal Banc ssb and its 9.12% Cumulative Preferred
Stock Series A (NASDAQ:  CBSAO).  Dividends on the common and the 9.0% Preferred
are  payable  on  March 15, 2000 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2000.
Dividends for the 9.12% Preferred will be paid on March 31, 2000 to shareholders
of  record  as  of  March  15,  2000.
     At  December  31,  1999,  Coastal  Bancorp,  Inc.  had total assets of $2.9
billion,  deposits  of  $1.6 billion, preferred stock (Series A) of Coastal Banc
ssb  of  $28.8 million, Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of $27.5 million and
common  stockholders'  equity  of  $106.0  million.
     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.  You  can  visit  our web site at www.coastalbanc.com (which is not a
part  of  this  press  release).
     "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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