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): December 6, 2013
PEOPLES FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | | 001-34801 | | 27-2814821 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction Identification No.) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) |
| 435 Market Street, Brighton, Massachusetts | | 02135 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 254-0707
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 6, 2013, Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors has authorized an increase in the number of shares that may be repurchased pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase plan that was previously announced on July 20, 2011 and expanded on February 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012. Under the newly expanded repurchase plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to an additional 5% of its issued and outstanding shares, or up to approximately 323,296 shares. As of December 5, 2013, the Company had repurchased 1,032,641 of its shares under the repurchase plan.
A press release giving details associated with the repurchase plan is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report. The information included in Exhibit 99 is considered to be “furnished” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information.Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Shell Company Transactions.Not Applicable. |
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release, dated December 6, 2013
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.
| | | PEOPLES FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC. |
| DATE: December 6, 2013 | By: | /s/ Maurice H. Sullivan, Jr. |
| | | Maurice H. Sullivan, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
