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) January 11, 2002
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GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-25808 52-1923366
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(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
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(217) 356-2265
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events.
The Registrant incorporates by reference the press release dated January
11, 2002 attached as Exhibit 20, relating to the Company's announcement that
the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on April 23, 2002.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The Registrant incorporates by reference the press release dated January
11, 2002 attached as Exhibit 20, relating to the Company's announcement that
the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on April 23, 2002.
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.
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(Registrant)
Date January 11, 2002 /s/ Jane F. Adams
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Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. Description Method of Filing
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20 News Release Filed herewith
Dated January 11, 2002
Exhibit 20
NEWS RELEASE
Great American Bancorp, Inc.
Holding Company for First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2002
Contact: Ms. Jane F. Adams
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
(217) 356-2265
GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING DATE - APRIL 23, 2002
Champaign, Illinois - Great American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq/GTPS). Great
American Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for First Federal Savings
Bank of Champaign-Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, has announced that its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2002
at 9:30 a.m., Central Time, at the offices of First Federal Savings Bank
of Champaign-Urbana, 1311 S. Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois. The
Company intends to distribute its proxy solicitation materials on
approximately March 22, 2002.
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".
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