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): June 9, 2010
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
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On June 9, 2010, Brian Flynn was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) and as a member of the Board of Directors of Lakeland Bank. Mr. Flynn will serve on the Audit Committee.
Mr. Flynn is a certified public accountant and the managing partner of the New Jersey office of the regional accounting firm of O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP. Mr. Flynn previously served on the Boards of Directors of TD Banknorth, Inc., TD Bank, N.A. (formerly TD Banknorth, N.A.), Hudson United Bancorp and Hudson United Bank.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Flynn was awarded a stock option under the Company’s 2009 Equity Compensation Program to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock as of June 9, 2010. The option granted to Mr. Flynn is exercisable in 20% annual increments beginning on the date of the grant.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated June 14, 2010. |
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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/ THOMAS J. SHARA | |
| Name: | Thomas J. Shara | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: June 14, 2010
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 14, 2010. | |
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