UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): August 20, 2015
MW Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 333-198668 | 47-2259704 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2110 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio | 45230 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 231-7871
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 August 20, 2015, MW Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) hired Julie M. Bertsch , Certified Public Accountant, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Watch Hill Bank. Ms. Bertsch’s employment with the Company will begin on September 21, 2015, and she will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2015, following the previously disclosed departure of Jill M. Ulrich, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Bertsch will receive an annual salary of $100,000 and will also receive vacation, 401(k) plan participation, health and disability insurance and other benefits available to employees generally.
Ms. Bertsch, age 53, has served since 2012 as Vice President and Controller at United Community Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of United Community Bancorp. Prior to that time she served as Vice President and Treasurer of RiverHills Bank for approximately six years following a ten-year career in public accounting, primarily working with financial institutions. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Anderson University.
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.
| MW BANCORP, INC. | |||
| Date: August 25, 2015 | By: | /s/ Gregory P. Niesen | |
| Gregory P. Niesen President and Chief Executive Officer |
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