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| EX-3.1 - EXHIBIT 3.1 - NEWBRIDGE BANCORP | v407359_ex3-1.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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 13, 2015
| NEWBRIDGE BANCORP |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| North Carolina | 000-11448 | 56-1348147 |
| State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 1501 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 400, Greensboro North Carolina |
27410 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (336) 369-0900
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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INDEX
| Page | |
| Item 5.03 - Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year. | 3 |
| Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits | 3 |
| Signatures | 3 |
| 2 |
| Item 5.03 - | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year. |
Effective on April 13, 2015, the Board of Directors of NewBridge Bancorp (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws to provide that, unless the Company consents in writing to another forum, the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of legal actions brought against or on behalf of the Company must be a state court located within the City of Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina (or, if no state court located within the State of North Carolina has jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina). This summary of the material provisions of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to Article 12 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 - | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. |
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.
| NEWBRIDGE BANCORP | ||
| Dated: April 15, 2015 | By: | /s/ Ramsey K. Hamadi |
| Ramsey K. Hamadi | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| 3 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. |
| 4 |