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, 2020
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wisconsin | 1-34095 | 39-1576570 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
401 Charmany Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53719
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (608) 238-8008
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 Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | FBIZ | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 22, 2020, First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the Company’s press release containing this information is being “furnished” as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being “furnished” and will not, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will any of such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being “furnished” as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| 99.1 | |||||||||||
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| October 22, 2020 | FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Edward G. Sloane, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Edward G. Sloane, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||