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): January 25, 2005
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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
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Results of Operations, Financial Statements and Exhibits
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
The registrant issued a press release on January 25, 2005, announcing its
results of operations for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004,
which release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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( c ) 99.1 Press release, dated January 25, 2005.
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: January 25, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press release, dated January 25, 2005