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): December 8, 2004
National Consumer Cooperative Bank
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (12 U.S.C. Section 3001 et. seq.) | | 2-99779 | | 52-1157795 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 1725 Eye Street N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. | | 20006 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: | | (202) 336-7700 |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
(b) On December 8, 2004, E. Michael Ramberg, the principal accounting officer for National Consumer Cooperative Bank (“NCB”), informed NCB that he resigned from his positions with NCB, effective December 23, 2004.
(c) On December 14, 2004, NCB appointed Dean Lawler as principal accounting officer effective December 24, 2004. Mr. Lawler, age 35, joined NCB in May 2003 as Director of Corporate Accounting. From 2000 to May 2003, Mr. Lawler worked for Jefferson Wells International, a professional services company and subsidiary of Manpower, Inc., most recently as a Director. At Jefferson Wells International, he provided financial and accounting consulting services to clients. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Lawler was a Finance and Planning Manager with Barclays Bank PLC in the United Kingdom. Mr. Lawler is a Chartered Management Accountant in the United Kingdom, and he received a B.A. in Business Studies from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
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.
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| | National Consumer Cooperative Bank
(Registrant)
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| Date: December 14, 2004 | By: | /s/ Richard L. Reed | |
| | | Richard L. Reed | |
| | | Executive Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer | |
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