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 28, 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 28, 2014, James K. Ciroli, Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer, submitted his resignation to First Niagara Financial Group (“First Niagara”) effective August 1, 2014, to accept an executive position with another financial institution outside of First Niagara's footprint.
First Niagara announced that Brian M. Dempsey, Director of Finance Accounting, will be appointed interim Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective August 1, 2014, and will serve until a permanent Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer is appointed. Mr. Dempsey, age 37, joined First Niagara in October 2009, as First Vice President and Corporate Reporting Manager. In January 2013, he became the Director of Finance Accounting responsible for all external reporting. Prior to joining First Niagara, Mr. Dempsey was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he audited various banks and financial service companies.
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 28, 2014 | By:/s/ GREGORY W. NORWOOD |
Gregory W. Norwood
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly authorized representative)
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