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): April 9, 2014 (April 8, 2014)
Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | | 000-49814 | | 04-3627031 |
State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation | | (Commission File Number) | | (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)
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| ITEM 5.03 | AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR |
On April 8, 2014, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland accepted the Articles Supplementary filed by Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. Redesignating and Reclassifying the authorized shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. The Articles Supplementary eliminate the class of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and return these shares to the status of “Preferred Stock.”
The foregoing description of the Articles Supplementary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Articles Supplementary attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1(iii).
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number | | |
| 3.1(iii) | | Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying the Authorized Shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, dated April 2, 2014. |
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: April 9, 2014 | | | | | | /s/ Richard J. DeVries |
| | | | | | Richard J. DeVries |
| | | | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 3.1(iii) | | Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying the Authorized Shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, dated April 2, 2014. |
