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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - MERCHANTS BANCSHARES INC | v438252_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
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
April 28, 2016
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-11595 | 03-0287342 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
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275 Kennedy Drive South Burlington, Vermont |
(802) 658-3400 | 05403 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Zip Code) |
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) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
The following information is furnished under Item 2.02 – “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and such information, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
On April 28, 2016, Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The Company announced the approval by its Board of Directors of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share on the Company’s common stock payable on May 26, 2016 to stockholders of record on May 12, 2016.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibit is included with this report:
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 28, 2016 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.
| By: | /s/ Eric A. Segal | ||
| Name: | Eric A. Segal | ||
| Title: |
Interim Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
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Date: April 28, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 28, 2016 | |