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): September 15, 2021

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-38458

Michigan	71-1015624
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

32991 Hamilton Court	48334
Farmington Hills	(Zip code)
Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)

(248) 737-0300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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, no par value	LEVL	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B	LEVLP	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

    On September 15, 2021, Level One Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.06 per share payable on October 15, 2021, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2021. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Level One Bancorp, Inc. Press Release dated September 15, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: September 15, 2021
	LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ David C. Walker
	Name:	David C. Walker
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer