Old National Bancorp (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 17, 2010

Old National Bancorp
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Indiana 001-15817 35-1539838
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Main Street, Evansville, Indiana   47708
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (812) 464-1294

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 16, 2010, Old National Bancorp ("ONB") received approval from the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions for its proposed acquisition of Monroe Bancorp (the "Merger"). As previously announced, the Federal Reserve Board has approved the Merger and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved the proposed merger of Monroe Bank, Monroe Bancorp’s bank subsidiary, into Old National Bank, the bank subsidiary of Old National Bancorp (the "Bank Merger").

Also, on December 16, 2010, Monroe Bancorp filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that the Merger was approved by its shareholders at a special meeting held on that date. The Merger and the Bank Merger are each expected to close on January 1, 2011. The transaction remains subject to the satisfaction of the additional closing conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 5, 2010 between ONB and Monroe Bancorp.





Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and developments concerning ONB and Monroe Bancorp. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “strategy,” “plan,” “potential,” “possible” and other similar expressions. Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger and all other statements in this Current Report other than historical facts constitute forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. The ability of either ONB to predict results or actual effects of its plans and strategies, or those of the combined company, is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, the developments and future events concerning ONB and Monroe Bancorp set forth in this Current Report may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report.

All written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the merger or other matters addressed in this Current Report and attributable to ONB and Monroe Bancorp or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. ONB and Monroe Bancorp undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless obligated to do so under the federal securities laws.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Old National Bancorp
          
December 17, 2010   By:   Christopher A. Wolking
       
        Name: Christopher A. Wolking
        Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer