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 14, 2015

 

 

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):

 

¨	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))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 14, 2015, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Lakeland Bancorp”) and Pascack Bancorp, Inc. (“Pascack Bancorp”) disseminated a joint press release announcing that the shareholders of Pascack Bancorp have approved the merger of Pascack Bancorp with and into Lakeland Bancorp. The parties also announced that they intend to close the holding company merger and the merger of their respective bank subsidiaries on or about January 7, 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 Pascack Bancorp, Inc., dated December 14, 2015.

 

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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.

 

Dated: December 14, 2015

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1     Joint Press Release of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. and Pascack Bancorp, Inc., dated December 14, 2015.

 

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