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): August 9, 2017
BEST HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland
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0-55652
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81-1959486
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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100 East Clay Street, Collinsville, Illinois
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62234
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (618) 345-1121
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective August 11, 2017, H. Allen Salter will terminate employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Best Hometown Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Best Hometown Bank, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary (the "Bank").
Cynthia T. Knebel, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will serve as the principal financial officer of the Company and the Bank effective upon Mr. Salter's termination of employment. Ms. Knebel, age 62, joined the Bank as Chief Financial Officer in May 2013 and in October 2016, she took over as the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Bank, she served as Operations Branch Manager in both the Edwardsville and Highland, Illinois branches at National Bank of Hillsboro from August 2010 until November 2011, and as Assistant Vice President and Banking Center Manager of Premier Bank, Fairview Heights, Illinois from 2007 until 2009.
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.
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BEST HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
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DATE: August 9, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Ronnie R. Shambaugh
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Ronnie R. Shambaugh
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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