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): January 16, 2012
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 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 16, 2012, Paul G. Viall, Jr., a director of the Board of Directors of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), announced that he was retiring, effective immediately. Mr. Viall had been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2004.
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 January 18, 2012.
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: January 18, 2012
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 18, 2012. |
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