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 - October 3, 1996 CONTINENTAL BANCORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 0-17907 52-1625583 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1345 Chews Landing Road, Gloucester Township, Laurel Springs, New Jersey 08201 (Address of principal executive offices, zip code) 609-227-8000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Items 1, 3 - 6, 8 Omitted Item 2, Acquisition or Disposition of Assets The attached press release (Exhibit 99) issued by Collective Bancorp, Inc., contains all relevant information concerning the disposition of all the assets of Continental Bancorporation. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) and (b) Omitted. (c) Exhibits (99) Collective Bancorp, Inc. press release dated October 1, 1996 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. Continental Bancorporation -------------------------- (Registrant) Date: October 3, 1996 SCOTT T. PAGE ------------- Scott T. Page Senior Executive Vice President 2