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) | August 11, 2010 |
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| Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| United States | 001-33189 | 56-2637804 |
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| 541 Lawrence Road, Broomall, Pennsylvania | | 19008 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (610) 353-2900 |
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, 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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On August 11, 2010, Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”), the “mid-tier” holding company of Alliance Bank (the “Bank”), announced that the Boards of Directors of the Company, Alliance Mutual Holding Company (the “MHC”) and the Bank have adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Bank will reorganize from the two-tier mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure and will undertake a “second-step” offering of shares of common stock of a new Pennsylvania corporation formed in connection with the conversion.
The MHC, which owns approximately 59% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, will merge with and into the Company as part of the reorganization and its shares in the Company will be extinguished. The Company will then merge with and into the new Pennsylvania corporation. The new holding company will offer and sell shares of common stock in an amount representing the percentage ownership interest currently held by the MHC, based on an independent appraisal. The new holding company will offer shares of its common stock for sale to the Bank’s eligible depositors and employee stock ownership plan and to members of the general public in a subscription and community offering in the manner and subject to the priorities set forth in the Plan. In ad dition, in connection with the conversion of the MHC, shares of the Company’s common stock held by shareholders other than the MHC will be exchanged for shares of common stock of the new Pennsylvania corporation pursuant to an “exchange ratio” designed to preserve their aggregate percentage ownership interest. The exchange ratio will be determined based upon the independent appraisal of the new holding company and the results of the offering.
The conversion and reorganization is subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders (including the approval of a majority of the shares held by persons other than the MHC), the Bank’s depositors and regulatory agencies.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the adoption of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is filed herewith.
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| | 99.1 | | Press Release dated August 11, 2010 |
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.
| | ALLIANCE BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| Date: August 11, 2010 | By: | /s/Peter J. Meier |
| | | Peter J. Meier |
| | | Executive Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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