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): November 15, 2005
IBERIABANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Louisiana | | 0-25756 | | 72-1280718 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 West Congress Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(337) 521-4003
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans
Effective January 3, 2006, the IBERIABANK Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) will be transferring recordkeeping and trustee services to The Principal Financial Group. The transfer will necessitate a blackout period for the participants in the Plan during which participants will be temporarily unable to direct or diversify investments in their individual accounts, rollover or transfer assets from this Plan to another plan, obtain in-service or hardship withdrawals, obtain Plan loans or obtain distributions from the Plan. The blackout period is expected to begin at 3:00 p.m., Central Time, on December 22, 2005 and is expected to end the week of January 16, 2006.
As required by Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Regulation BTR (17 CFR §245) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), IBERIABANK Corporation has transmitted a notice of the blackout period to its directors and executive officers concurrently with the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC. The form of notice is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.04.
During the blackout period and for a period of two years after the ending date of the blackout period,a security holder or other interested person may obtain, without charge, information regarding the blackout period, including the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period, by contacting IBERIABANK’s Human Resources Department, 200 West Congress, Lafayette, LA 70501, Telephone: (337) 521-4041.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Exhibit 99.1 | | Form of notice of blackout period to directors and executive officers, dated as of November 15, 2005. |
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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| | | IBERIABANK CORPORATION |
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| DATE: November 15, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ Daryl G. Byrd
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| | | | | Daryl G. Byrd |
| | | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number
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| 99.1 | | Form of notice of blackout period to directors and executive officers, dated as of November 15, 2005. |
