Customers Bancorp (CUBI) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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 29, 2021

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

Pennsylvania	001-35542	27-2290659
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

701 Reading Avenue

West Reading PA 19611

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(610) 933-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Voting Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	CUBI	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $1.00 per share	CUBI/PC	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, par value $1.00 per share	CUBI/PD	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, par value $1.00 per share	CUBI/PE	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, par value $1.00 per share	CUBI/PF	New York Stock Exchange
5.375% Subordinated Notes due 2034	CUBB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 29, 2021, Customers Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the retirement of Richard A. Ehst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly- owned subsidiary. Samvir (Sam) Sidhu, currently Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank, has been named as Ehst’s successor. The retirement and succession are effective July 1, 2021. Ehst will also step down from his position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective July 1, 2021. Following retirement, Ehst will serve as a Board Member of the Bank.

Sam Sidhu served as a Board Member of the Bank for eight years prior to joining the Bank’s executive management team. In January 2020, the Bank announced the recruitment of Sam Sidhu to serve as its Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer, as well as the Head of Corporate Development for the Company. Sam Sidhu was the founder and chief executive of Megalith Financial Corp. LLC, a NYSE-listed financial technology-based special purpose acquisition company. Prior to launching Megalith, Sam worked at Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

The press release relating to these events is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

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Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated March 29, 2021

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.

CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC.

By: /s/ Carla A. Leibold

Name: Carla A. Leibold

Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 29, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated March 29, 2021