Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 20, 2016

 

 

LAKELAND BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey   000-17820   22-2953275

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

250 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, New Jersey   07438
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 697-2000

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

x 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 (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2016, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) disseminated a press release reporting first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

In the press release referred to in Item 2.02 above, the Company reported the following event: On April 20, 2016, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per common share, payable on May 16, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2016.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1    Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. press release, dated April 26, 2016.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

LAKELAND BANCORP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Matteson

Name:   Timothy J. Matteson
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: April 26, 2016

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1    Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. press release, dated April 26, 2016.

 

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