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) March 9, 2009
MANHATTAN BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 1160
El Segundo, California 90245
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(310) 606-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Press Release
On March 9, 2009, Manhattan Bancorp (“Company”), the holding company of Bank of Manhattan, N.A. “(Bank”), issued a press release announcing that the Company had entered into an agreement to invest in a new capital markets business by joining forces with Bodi Advisors, Inc. (“Bodi”). Following licensing and notice requirements of various governmental agencies, business will commence under the name of BOM Capital, LLC (“BOM”). The Company will initially own a 70% stake in BOM under a newly created subsidiary of the Company, MB Financial Services, Inc (“MB”).
Details of the proposed investment were made public earlier in an 8-K filed on March 2, 2009.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| Press Release, dated March 9, 2009 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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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Dated: March 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Dean Fletcher |
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| Dean Fletcher |
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| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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