UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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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 16, 2010
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BAYLAKE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-16339
WI | 39-1268055 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer |
incorporation) | Identification No.) |
217 North Fourth Avenue, P O Box 9, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-0009
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
920-743-5551
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 16, 2010, the Board of Directors of Baylake Corp. appointed Elyse Mollner Stackhouse to serve as a member of the Board until the 2010 annual shareholders meeting, at which time it is expected that she will be nominated for election to a full term on the Board. Ms. Stackhouse was appointed to serve as a member of the Personnel and Compensation Committee.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Stackhouse and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director. Ms. Stackhouse has not engaged in any transactions with the Company since the beginning of 2009 in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and there is no such transaction currently proposed.
Signature(s)
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.
| BAYLAKE CORP |
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Date: March 18, 2010 | By: /s/ Kevin J. LaLuzerne |
| Kevin J. LaLuzerne |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |