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)
January 26, 2017
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 0-11595 | | 03-0287342 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
| | | | |
275 Kennedy Drive
South Burlington, Vermont | | (802) 658-3400 | | 05403 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | | (Zip 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:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 26, 2017, Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. Additionally, the Company announced the approval by its Board of Directors of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share on the Company’s common stock payable on February 23, 2017 to stockholders of record on February 9, 2017. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this report:
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated January 26, 2017
SIGNATURE
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 hereunder duly authorized.
| By: | /s/ Richard M. Donovan |
| Name: | Richard M. Donovan |
| Title: | Interim Principal Financial Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
Date: January 26, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press Release dated January 26, 2017. |
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