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): January 23, 2019

Commission File Number: 001-38458
LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
71-1015624
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
32991 Hamilton Court
Farmington Hills, MI
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
48334
(Zip code)
(248) 737-0300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On January 23, 2019, Level One Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the approval by its board of directors of a repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to an aggregate of shares of the Company’s common stock with an aggregate purchase price of up to $5 million. The repurchase program begins on January 23, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2020. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.





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.
Date: January 23, 2019
 
 
 
LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David C. Walker
 
Name:
David C. Walker
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer