UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, DC 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):      October 18, 2011
 
Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  


Connecticut
000-49784
06-1609692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
215 Church Street
   
New Haven, Connecticut
 
06510
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(203) 782-1100
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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ITEM 8.01.    Other Events.
 
Effective October 18, 2011, The Bank of Southern Connecticut (the “Bank”), the principal subsidiary of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., terminated its Director Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) for each non-employee director of the Bank.  The Plan was initially adopted on March 3, 2011, and there have been no payments made under the Plan prior to the date that the Plan was terminated.
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
 
Date: October 24, 2011
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.
 
By:  /s/ Stephen V. Ciancarelli
  Stephen V. Ciancarelli
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer