KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

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): October 20, 2014

 

KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

United States	0-51176	61-1484858
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

479 MAIN STREET, HAZARD, KENTUCKY	41702
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

(502) 223-1638

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events

 

On October 17, 2014, Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share for shareholders of record on October 31, 2014 to be paid on November 17, 2014. For more information, see the Company’s press release dated October 17, 2014, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)

Not applicable

 

(b)

Not applicable

 

(c)

Not applicable

 

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

99.1

Press Release dated October 17, 2014

 

 

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.

 

 

	KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP
Date: October 20, 2014		By:	/s/ Don D. Jennings
		Don D. Jennings
		President and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

 

Hazard, Frankfort, Danville and Lancaster, Kentucky

For Immediate Release October 17, 2014

Contact:         

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

Don Jennings, President                        
Clay Hulette, Vice President                

(502) 223-1638

 

 

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp Announces Payment of Quarterly Dividend

 

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (Nasdaq: KFFB) the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard, Kentucky and First Federal Savings Bank of Frankfort, Kentucky announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on November 17, 2014, to shareholders of record on October 31, 2014. Tony Whitaker, Chairman of the Company, stated that the Board of Directors determined that the payment of the dividend was appropriate in light of the Company’s capital position and financial condition.

 

This press release may contain statements that are forward-looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors including, but not limited to, real estate values, the impact of interest rates on financing, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the business of the Company and the ability of First Federal MHC to waive dividends and changes in the securities markets. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

 

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is the parent company of First Federal Savings and Loan Association, which operates one banking office in Hazard, Kentucky and First Federal Savings Bank, which operates six banking offices in Kentucky, including three in Frankfort, two in Danville, and one in Lancaster. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol KFFB. At June 30, 2014, the Company had approximately 8,524,178 shares outstanding of which approximately 55.5% was held by First Federal MHC.