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 22, 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):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 22, 2016, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and Harmony Bank disseminated a joint press release announcing that the shareholders of Harmony Bank have approved the merger of Harmony Bank with and into Lakeland Bank, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The parties also announced that they intend to close the merger on or about July 1, 2016. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Press Release of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. and Harmony Bank, dated June 22, 2016. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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: June 22, 2016 | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Press Release of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. and Harmony Bank, dated June 22, 2016. | |
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