UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 17, 2009
AMERIANA BANCORP
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
INDIANA 0-18392 35-1782688
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
2118 BUNDY AVENUE, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA 47263-1048
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (765) 529-2230
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
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On December 17, 2009, the Board of Directors of Ameriana Bancorp, the
holding company for Ameriana Bank, at the request of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, adopted a resolution requiring the Board to obtain the approval of the
Federal Reserve Bank at least thirty days before taking any of the following
actions:
o The payment of corporate dividends;
o The payment of interest on trust preferred securities;
o Any increase in debt or issuance of trust preferred
obligations (the request for approval should include a written
debt service plan indicating how payments will be made without
causing further strain on Ameriana Bank's capital position);
and
o The redemption of Ameriana Bancorp stock.
The resolution will remain in effect until the Federal Reserve Bank authorizes
the Board to rescind the resolution.
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.
AMERIANA BANCORP
Dated: December 18, 2009 By: /s/ Jerome J. Gassen
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Jerome J. Gassen
President and Chief Executive Officer