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): October 22, 2010
HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| United States | | 000-52674 | | 02-0783010 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 12 Main Street, Walden, New York | | 12586 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 778-2171
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 22, 2010, the Board of Directors of Hometown Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.02 per share. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of November 5, 2010 and is expected to be paid on November 19, 2010. Hometown Bancorp MHC, which holds 1,309,275 shares or approximately 56.3% of the Company’s total outstanding stock, will waive receipt of the dividend on its shares.
A copy of the press release dated October 25, 2010 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated October 25, 2010
SIGNATURE
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.
| | | HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC. |
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| DATE: October 25, 2010 | | By:_/s/ Stephen W. Dederick_________________________ |
| | | Stephen W. Dederick |
| | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
