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): December 15, 2008
LAKELAND BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New Jersey | 33-27312 | 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):
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| Item | 8.01 Other Events. |
On December 15, 2008, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Lakeland”) was advised by the U.S. Department of Treasury (the “Department”) that its application under the Department’s TARP Capital Purchase Program (the “Program”) had received preliminary approval on December 11, 2008. Lakeland had filed an application with the Department under the Program for the sale by Lakeland and purchase by the Department of up to $59 million of Lakeland’s senior preferred stock.
| Item | 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |
| 99.2 | Customer letter, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |
| 99.3 | Employee memorandum, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |
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/ Thomas J. Shara | |
| Name: | Thomas J. Shara | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: December 16, 2008
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |
| 99.2 | Customer letter, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |
| 99.3 | Employee memorandum, dated December 16, 2008, of the Company | |