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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2010 - NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORP /DE/ex99-1.htm
 


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):  February 24, 2010
 
NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
000-19300
(Commission File Number)
 
Delaware
36-3449727
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
1601 North Lewis Avenue
P.O. Box 39
Waukegan, Illinois  60085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(847) 244-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
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:
 
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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 24, 2010, Northern States Financial Corporation (the “Company”) announced its earnings results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release relating to the Company’s earnings results, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
 
Date:  February 24, 2010
By:_/s/Brett Houston______________________
Brett Houston
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
 
Description of Exhibit
 
99.1
 
 
Press release dated February 24, 2010.
 
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