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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP | v399552_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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2015
PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
000-29829 (SEC File Number) |
91-1815009 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1101 S. Boone Street
Aberdeen, Washington 98520
(360) 533-8870
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On January 26, 2014, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Pacific Financial Corporation (the "Company") announced that it elected Kristi Gundersen to serve as a director of the Company, effective at its February 18, 2015 meeting. Ms. Gundersen was also elected as a director of Bank of the Pacific, the Company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary (the "Bank").
Ms. Gundersen will be compensated for services as a director consistent with the Company's compensation policies for directors generally. A discussion of the Company's director compensation arrangements is included under the heading "Director Compensation for 2013" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders held April 23, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2014, and is incorporated by reference into this report.
Ms. Gundersen was appointed to fill a position as a Class “B” director. As such, Ms. Gundersen is expected to next stand for election by shareholders at the Company's 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, consistent with the Company's staggered board of directors. Committee appointments for Ms. Gundersen have not yet been made.
There are no relationships or transactions involving Ms. Gundersen that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The press release announcing the election of Ms. Gundersen is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 26, 2015. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
DATED: January 26, 2015 |
By: | s/ Douglas N. Biddle | |
| Douglas N. Biddle EVP & Chief Financial Officer | |||
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