UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 1, 2004
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SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 0-10674 23-2201716
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
26 North Cedar Street, Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 626-4721
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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
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The registrant issued a press release on October 1, 2004 announcing its
corporate branding strategy and its decision to combine its eight bank
affiliates into three, which release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press release, dated October 1, 2004
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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.
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ William J. Reuter
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William J. Reuter
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: October 1, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press release, dated October 1, 2004