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 23, 2018 |
Bank First National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wisconsin | 001-38676 | 39-1435359 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 402 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI | 54220 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (920) 652-3100 |
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 23, 2018, Bank First National Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and has obtained approval to begin trading its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the “BFC” ticker symbol. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 23, 2018 | ||
Forward-Looking Statements
This current report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements.”All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking” statements for purposes of the U.S. federal and state securities laws. These statements may be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," “our vision,” "plan," "potential," "preliminary," "predict," "should," "will," or “would” or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology and include, but are not limited to,the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events and stock price performance. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control. These factors, including those discussed in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC that are available at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions you that the list of important factors included in the Company’s SEC filings may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this report may not in fact occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
SIGNATURES
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.
| BANK FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||
| Date: October 23, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kevin LeMahieu | |
| Kevin LeMahieu | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
