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
November 29, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 0-7617 | 23-1886144 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Ident. No.) | ||
| 14 North Main Street, Souderton, Pennsylvania | 18964 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(215)721-2400
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if theForm 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR§240.12b-2).
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 29, 2017, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania issued a press release announcing that it had commenced an offering of shares of its common stock, par value $5.00 per share, a copy of which is attached hereto asExhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued November 29, 2017 | |
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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.
| UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| Dated: November 29, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Roger S. Deacon | |||||
| Name: | Roger S. Deacon | |||||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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