UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| FORM 8-K |
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| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | September 9, 2008 |
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| Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Pennsylvania | 000-49706 | 80-0034942 |
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| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
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| 170 South Warner Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania | | 19087 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (610) 995-1700 |
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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| 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 (see General Instruction A.2 below): |
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| [X] | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| [ ] | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| [ ] | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events
At Special Meetings of Shareholders held on September 10, 2008, the respective shareholders of each of Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Harleysville National Corporation (“HNC”) approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 20, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into HNC. Based upon the preliminary report of the inspector of election, the Merger Agreement was approved by shareholders of more than 68% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company and HNC issued a joint press release on September 9, 2008 announcing the results of the meetings.
For additional information, reference is made to the Company's press release dated September 10, 2008, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included herewith.
| | Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | 99.1 | | Press release dated September 10, 2008 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. |
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| Date: September 10, 2008 | By: | /s/Donna M. Coughey |
| | | Donna M. Coughey |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| | Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | 99.1 | | Press release dated September 10, 2008 |
