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) August 24, 2000 ------------------- GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-25808 52-1923366 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 1311 S. Neil St., P.O. Box 1010, Champaign, IL 61824-1010 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (217) 356-2265 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events. The Registrant incorporates by reference the press release dated August 24, 2000 attached as Exhibit 20, relating to the completion of a 5% common stock repurchase program. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. The Registrant incorporates by reference the press release dated August 24, 2000 attached as Exhibit 20, relating to the completion of a 5% common stock repurchase program. 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. Great American Bancorp, Inc. ---------------------------- (Registrant) Date August 29, 2000 /s/ Jane F. Adams --------------------------- ---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX --------------------- Exhibit No. Description Method of Filing - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 News Release Filed herewith Dated August 24, 2000 Exhibit 20 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2000 Contact: Ms. Jane F. Adams Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations (217) 356-2265 GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. Completes 5% Common Stock Repurchase Program Champaign, Illinois - Great American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS/GTPS), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana, announced that it has completed the repurchase of 5% of its outstanding common stock, or 55,184 shares, at an average price of $14.10 per share. The Company's Board of Directors had previously authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company's 1,103,684 outstanding shares. First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana is head quartered in Champaign, Illinois, and operates through its administrative/branch office in Champaign and through two other full service branches located in Champaign and Urbana. The Bank, through its subsidiary, Park Avenue Service Corporation, also provides full service brokerage activities through a third-party broker- dealer, Scout Brokerage Services, Inc., and sells insurance products through the GTPS Insurance Agency. The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Great American Bancorp, Inc. stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol "GTPS." ### GTPS-pr-00-07