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): October 21, 2003 | ||
Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Alaska | 0-26003 | 92-0167101 |
State or other jurisdiction | Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation | File Number | Identification No.) |
2094 Jordan Avenue, Juneau, Alaska | 99801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number (including area code) (907) 789-4844 | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
Item 5. Other Events
On October 21, 2003, the Company announced that Roger Grummett has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors, succeeding Avrum M. Gross. For additional information, reference is made to the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit
99 Press Release dated October 21, 2003
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.
ALASKA PACIFIC BANCSHARES, INC.
DATE: October 22, 2003 By: /s/Craig E. Dahl
Craig E. Dahl
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 99
Press Release dated October 21, 2003
Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc.
News Release
For Immediate Release
GRUMMETT NAMED CHAIRMAN OF ALASKA PACIFIC BANCSHARES
Juneau, Alaska - October 21, 2003: Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: AKPB) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Roger Grummett as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Grummett also was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Alaska Pacific Bank. Mr. Grummett has served on the Company's board since its inception in 1999, and has served on Alaska Pacific Bank's board since 1987. He has held the position of Vice Chairman since 1996.
Grummett, 61, is a partner and co-founder of Shattuck & Grummett, Inc., the largest independent insurance agency in Southeast Alaska.He retired in 1997 after 33 years in the business, but continues to serve on Shattuck & Grummett's board of directors.
Mr. Grummett succeeds Avrum M. Gross as Chairman. Mr. Gross, a former Alaska Attorney General and recently retired from his law practice in the firm of Gross & Burke, has served as Chairman since 1996. Mr. Gross continues to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.
Contact:Craig E. Dahl
President & CEO
907-790-5101
