8-K
Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (EMYB)
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): June 16, 2022
EMBASSY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-53528 | 26-3339011 | |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) | ||
| 100 Gateway Drive, Suite 100 | |||
| Bethlehem, PA | 18017 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 882-8800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 16, 2022, Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company of Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable on July 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2022.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1
Press Release issued June 16, 2022
SIGNATURE
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.
| Embassy Bancorp, Inc. | ||
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| Date: June 16, 2022 | By: | /s / Judith A. Hunsicker |
| Name: | Judith A. Hunsicker | |
| Title: | First Executive Officer, | |
| Chief Operating and Financial Officer |
2022 Dividend Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lynne M. Neel (610) 882-8800
Embassy Bancorp, Inc. Announces Annual Cash Dividend
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – June 16, 2022 - Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: EMYB) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an annual cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable on July 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2022. This represents an increase over last year’s dividend and our 13th consecutive year of paying a dividend.
“I am very excited to announce our annual cash dividend,” said David M. Lobach, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our bank’s accomplishments since our opening in 2001 continue to gain recognition by industry experts. In May 2022, American Banker Magazine identified Embassy Bancorp, Inc. as 80th on its list of top 200 publicly traded community banks and thrifts based on three-year average return-on-equity (ROE). We believe our continued tremendous focus on the customer and our community, coupled with a dedicated group of bankers and stakeholders, has allowed us to attain this level of performance.”
About Embassy Bancorp, Inc.
With over $1.6 billion in assets, Embassy Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, a full-service community bank operating ten branch offices in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. For more information about Embassy Bancorp, Inc. and Embassy Bank, please visit www.embassybank.com.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: ineffectiveness of the company’s business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; the effects of competition, and of changes in laws and regulations, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; interest rate movements; changes in credit quality; difficulties in integrating distinct business operations, including information technology difficulties; volatilities in the securities markets; and deteriorating economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in Embassy Bancorp, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The statements are valid only as of the date hereof and Embassy Bancorp, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update this information.