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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): July 1, 2014
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FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35390 | 42-1556195 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S Employer Identification Number) | ||
726 Exchange Street, Suite 618, Buffalo, NY | 14210 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(716) 819-5500 | ||||
(Registrant's telephone number) | ||||
Not Applicable | ||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 1, 2014, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Niagara Bank, N.A., appointed Austin A. Adams to serve on their board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Adams will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation practices described in the Company’s Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2014.
Concurrent with Mr. Adam’s appointment as a director, Mr. Adams was also appointed to the Technology and Risk Committees for which he will receive an additional $10,000 in committee member retainer fees.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Adams and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, nor are there any related party transactions involving Mr. Adams that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company’s related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release July 1, 2014
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.
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
DATE: July 1, 2014 | By:/s/ GREGORY W. NORWOOD |
Gregory W. Norwood
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly authorized representative)
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