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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): October 21, 2014

AJS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Maryland
 
000-55083
 
90-1022599
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

14757 South Cicero Avenue, Midlothian, Illinois
 
60445
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (708) 687-7400

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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 8.01.
Other Events
 
On October 21, 2014, AJS Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors adopted a second stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 115,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5.0% of its outstanding shares (assuming the completion of the Company’s first stock repurchase plan of 56,267 shares).

In addition, on October 21, 2014, the Board of Directors announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.05 per share.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of November 4, 2014 and is expected to be paid on November 25, 2014.

A copy of the press release announcing the stock repurchase program and declaration of a cash dividend is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
No financial statements of businesses acquired are required.
(b)
No pro forma financial information is required.
(c)
Not Applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
 
99.1
Press Release dated October 21, 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.


   
AJS BANCORP, INC.
(Registrant)
 
DATE: October 21, 2014
By:
/s/ Emily Lane
   
Emily Lane
   
Chief Financial Officer