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):September 19, 2016
WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-16767 (Commission File Number) | 73-1627673 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
141 Elm Street
Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(413) 568-1911
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 19, 2016, Westfield Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (“Chicopee”) issued a joint press release announcing the receipt of final regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the OCC in connection with the previously announced merger transaction between the Company and Chicopee. A copy of the joint press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached hereto will not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated September 19, 2016 |
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.
| T | WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. | |
| Date: September 19, 2016 | By: | /s/ Leo R. Sagan, Jr. |
| Leo R. Sagan, Jr. | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated September 19, 2016 | |