UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 20, 2011
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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Delaware | 0-11595 | 03-0287342 |
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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275 Kennedy Drive | 05403 |
So. Burlington, Vermont | (Zip Code) |
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) | |
(802) 658-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 20, 2011 Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share on the Company’s common stock. A copy of that press release, which is incorporated herein by reference, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c).
The following exhibits are included with this Report:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated October 20, 2011
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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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| | | MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC. |
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Date: | October 21, 2011 | | /s/ Janet P. Spitler |
| | | Janet P. Spitler |
| | | Treasurer & CFO |
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Exhibit 99.1
