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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): October 25, 2007
JEFFERSON BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee 0-50347 45-0508261
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
120 Evans Avenue, Morristown, Tennessee 37814
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (423) 586-8421
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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On October 25, 2007, Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), the
holding company for Jefferson Federal Bank, announced its financial results for
the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The press release announcing financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 is included as Exhibit 99.1 and
is furnished herewith.
ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN
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FISCAL YEAR.
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(a) On October 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and
restated (i) Article I, Sections 6 and 10 of the Company's Bylaws to permit the
electronic delivery of written notices of shareholders' meetings and the
electronic submission of shareholder voting instructions and (ii) Article VI,
Sections 1 and 4 of the Company's Bylaws to authorize the Company's Board of
Directors to provide that some or all of any or all classes or series of the
Company's capital stock may be uncertificated shares.
Previously, the Company's Bylaws did not provide for the electronic
delivery of notices of shareholders' meetings or shareholder voting instructions
and did not authorize the issuance of uncertificated shares.
A copy of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached to this
Report as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Jefferson Bancshares, Inc.
99.1 Earnings Press Release Dated October 25, 2007
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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.
JEFFERSON BANCSHARES, INC.
Dated: October 26, 2007 By: /s/ Anderson L. Smith
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Anderson L. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer