Kentucky First Federal Bancorp 8-K, filed Jan 8, 2021
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB)
About this 8-K
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp filed this 8-K on January 8, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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): January 8, 2021
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.) |
| 655 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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | KFFB | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 8, 2021, 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 January 29, 2021, to be paid on February 16, 2021. For more information, see the Company’s press release dated January 8, 2021, 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 |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2021 |
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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.
| KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP | ||
| Date: January 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ R. Clay Hulette |
| R. Clay Hulette | ||
| Vice President and Chief Finance Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
Hazard, Frankfort, Danville and Lancaster, Kentucky
For Immediate Release January 8, 2021
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 Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on February 16, 2021, to shareholders of record on January 29, 2021. 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 of Kentucky, 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 December 31, 2020 the Company had approximately 8,236,715 shares outstanding of which approximately 57.4% was held by First Federal MHC.