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): June 15, 2009
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-23975 | | 42-1556195 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6950 South Transit Road, P.O. Box 514, Lockport, NY
| | 14095-0514 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(716) 625-7500
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Not Applicable
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| (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 June 15, 2009, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for First Niagara Bank, issued a press release announcing that Gray M. Crosby had been named Chief Administrative Officer and a member of the Company’s senior leadership team.
Mr. Crosby is currently the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for the Buffalo Public School District, and was most recently a venture capital partner and Chief Financial Officer with Seed Capital Partners and a founding shareholder of ClientLogic Corporation, where he was Chief Financial Officer.
A copy of the press release is filed as exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release |
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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.
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| | | FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
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DATE: June 16, 2009 | | By: /s/ Michael W. Harrington |
| | | Michael W. Harrington |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | (Duly authorized representative) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release |
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