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): July 21, 2004 (July 16, 2004)
Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation | | 000-49814
(Commission
File Number) | | 04-3627031
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
375 North Willowbrook Road, Coldwater, MI 49036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(517) 278-4566
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5. Other Events.
On July 16, 2004, Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. issued a news release to announce the resignation of the Company’s Chairman and Director, Frank M. Tripp, effective August 1, 2004 and the appointment of its new Chairman, Director Stephen Millard Ross, effective upon Mr. Tripp’s resignation. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
| | 99.1 | | Press Release, dated July 16, 2004
issued by Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. |
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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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| | MONARCH COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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| Dated: July 16, 2004 | /s/William C. Kurtz | |
| | William C. Kurtz | |
| | Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated July 16, 2004 issued by
Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. |
