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): June 7, 2013
Hampden Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33144 | 20-571454 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
19 Harrison Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 736-1812
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On June 7, 2013, Hampden Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Hampden Bank, announced that its Board of Directors authorized an eighth repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) for the purchase of up to 275,525 shares of the Company’s common stock or approximately 5% of its outstanding common stock. The Company will commence its eighth stock repurchase program immediately upon the completion of its seventh repurchase program, announced on August 7, 2012, which has 155,399 shares remaining. Any repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program will be made through open market purchase transactions from time to time. The amount and exact timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors, at the discretion of management of the Company, and it is intended that all purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program will be completed within twelve months after its commencement. There is no assurance that the Company will repurchase shares during any period. A copy of the press release announcing the authorization is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by the Company on June 7, 2013 |
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.
| | Hampden Bancorp, Inc. |
| | (Registrant) |
| | | | |
| Date: | June 7, 2013 | By: | /s/ Robert A. Massey | |
| | | Robert A. Massey |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release issued by the Company on June 7, 2013 |
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