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, 2014
CHEVIOT FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 1-35399 | 90-0789920 | |||
(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
| 3723 Glenmore Avenue, Cheviot, Ohio | 45211 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 661-0457
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On October 22, 2014, Cheviot Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cheviot Savings Bank (the “Bank”), entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Seidman and Associates L.L.C., Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P., Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P., LSBK06-08, L.L.C., Broad Park Investors, L.L.C., CBPS, L.L.C., 2514 Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Veteri Place Corporation, Sonia Seidman, an individual, and Lawrence B. Seidman (collectively, “the Seidman Group”) and Mr. J. David Rosenberg, an individual who was recommended by the Seidman Group for appointment to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank. The Seidman Group owns approximately 7.8% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Agreement provides that Mr. Rosenberg will be appointed by the Company to the class of directors whose term expires at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in April 2016. Mr. Rosenberg will also be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank for a similar term.
During the term of the Agreement, which is scheduled to continue through the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2016, the Seidman Group and Mr. Rosenberg will not, among other things, solicit proxies in opposition to any recommendations or proposals of the Company’s Board of Directors, initiate or solicit shareholder proposals or seek to place any additional representatives on the Company’s Board of Directors other than Mr. Rosenberg (or any replacement director), oppose any proposal or director nomination submitted by the Board of Directors to the Company’s shareholders, vote for any nominee to the Company’s Board of Directors other than those nominated or supported by the Board of Directors, seek to exercise any control or influence over the management of the Company or the Boards of Directors of the Company or the Bank (although nothing in the Agreement will prevent Mr. Rosenberg, from expressing his views to other members of the Board at duly convened meetings of the Boards of Directors), propose or seek to effect a merger or sale of the Company or initiate litigation against the Company. Under certain circumstances, the Agreement can be terminated by December 21, 2015.
In addition, during the term of the Agreement, the Seidman Group has agreed to vote in favor of the Board of Directors’ nominees for election or re-election as directors of the Company.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this Report:
Exhibit No. Description
| 10.1 | Agreement, dated October 22, 2014, by and among Cheviot Financial Corp., Cheviot Savings Bank, Seidman and Associates L.L.C., Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P., Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P., LSBK06-08, L.L.C., Broad Park Investors, L.L.C., CBPS, L.L.C., 2514 Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Veteri Place Corporation, Sonia Seidman, an individual, and Lawrence B. Seidman, an individual, and J. David Rosenberg, an individual* |
| * | Certain schedules (and similar attachments) in the Agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A list of omitted schedules (and similar attachments) is contained in the Agreement. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule (or similar attachment) to the SEC upon request. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| CHEVIOT FINANCIAL CORP. | |
| DATE: October 22, 2014 | By: /s/ Thomas J. Linneman |
| Thomas J. Linneman | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |