UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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, 2009
Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Connecticut | 000-49784 | 06-1609692 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | | |
| 215 Church Street | | |
| New Haven, Connecticut | | 06510 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| | (203) 782-1100 | |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| | Not Applicable | |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
On January 23, 2009, Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has been and continues to consider strategic alternatives available to the Company to enhance shareholder value. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 23, 2009 | SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC. /s/ John Howard Howland John Howard Howland President and Chief Operating Officer |
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