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): November 18, 2009
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SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
United States 0-50801 84-1655232
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
803 Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(860) 423-4581
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL
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YEAR.
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Effective November 18, 2009, SI Financial Group, Inc. (the
"Registrant") amended Article III, Section 16 of its Bylaws to increase the
director age limitation from 72 to 75 years of age. A copy of the Article III,
Section 16, as amended, is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated herein
by reference.
Before such amendment, Article III, Section 16 read as follows:
"16. Age Limitation. No person 72 years of age shall be eligible for
election, reelection, appointment, or reappointment to the board of the
Subsidiary Holding Company. No director shall serve as such beyond the
annual meeting of the Subsidiary Holding Company following the director
becoming 72, except that a director serving on August 6, 2004 may
complete the term as director. This age limitation does not apply to an
advisory director."
The Bylaws of each of SI Bancorp, MHC, the Registrant's parent mutual
holding company, and Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company, the Registrant's
wholly-owned subsidiary, also were amended similarly effective November 18,
2009.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable
(c) Shell Company Transactions: Not applicable
(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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3(ii) Amendment to Bylaws
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 thereunto duly authorized.
SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Date: November 19, 2009 By: /s/ Rheo A. Brouillard
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Rheo A. Bouillard
President and Chief Executive Officer