0000946275-12-000482.txt : 20121213 0000946275-12-000482.hdr.sgml : 20121213 20121213161250 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000946275-12-000482 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121213 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001013272 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 232828306 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28364 FILM NUMBER: 121262224 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 717 MAIN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 269 CITY: HONESDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 18431 BUSINESS PHONE: 7172531455 8-K 1 f8k_121312-0160.htm FORM 8-K 12-13-12 NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP. f8k_121312-0160.htm


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
December 13, 2012
  
     

Norwood Financial Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
  
0-28364
  
23-2828306
  
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission File
  
(IRS Employer
  
of incorporation)
  
Number)
  
Identification No.)
  

717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania
  
18431
  
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(570) 253-1455
  
     
 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below)

¨           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).



 
 
 

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01.  Other Events

On December 13, 2012, the Registrant announced that its Board of Directors had increased its quarterly cash dividend by $.01 per share to $.31 per share beginning with the dividend payable on February 1, 2013 to stockholders of record as of January 15, 2013.  For further information, reference is made to the Registrant’s press release, dated December 13, 2012, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           The following exhibits are filed with this report.

Number                Description

99.1                      Press Release, dated December 13, 2012



 
 
 

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.


       
NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.
 
         
Date:
December 13, 2012
  
By:
/s/ William S. Lance
       
William S. Lance
       
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       
(Duly Authorized Representative)

 
 
EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE ex99-1.htm

 

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
ANNOUNCES A DIVIDEND INCREASE

HONESDALE – DECEMBER 13, 2012

Lewis J. Critelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwood Financial Corp (NASDAQ: NWFL) and its subsidiary Wayne Bank today announced that the Board of Directors declared a $.31 per share quarterly dividend payable February 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2013.  The $.31 per share represents a $.01 per share or 3.3% increase over the $.30 per share dividend paid on November 1, 2012.
Mr. Critelli commented, “The Board is extremely pleased to provide our shareholders with this increase in the quarterly dividend.  It reflects the Company’s financial strength and strong capital position, which resulted in solid performance through the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  We are also very proud that this marks the twenty-first consecutive year of dividend increases for the Company.”
Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary, Wayne Bank operates sixteen offices in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company had total assets of $698.7 million, loans outstanding of $479.5 million, and total stockholders’ equity of $92.0 million.  The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “NWFL”.
Forward-Looking Statements. The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements.  We caution that such statements may be subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially and therefore readers should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements.  Those risks and uncertainties
 
 
 
 
 
include risks related to our acquisition of North Penn Bancorp, Inc., changes in federal and state laws, changes in the absolute and relative levels of interest rates, the ability to control costs and expenses, demand for real estate, general economic conditions and the effectiveness of governmental responses thereto.  Norwood Financial Corp. does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
 
 
CONTACT:                        William Lance
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
(570) 253-8505
www.waynebank.com