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 18, 2014
Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-23433 | 311557791 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 151 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio | 44691 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 264-5767
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 18, 2014 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated December 18, 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.
| Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (Registrant) |
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| December 18, 2014 (Date) |
/s/ H. STEWART FITZ GIBBON III H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III President and CEO |
EXHIBIT 99.1
WOOSTER, Ohio, Dec. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:WAYN), the stock holding company parent of Wayne Savings Community Bank, has declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of the Company's common stock for the quarter ending December 31, 2014. This represents an annualized dividend of $.36 per share. The quarterly cash dividend will be paid on January 21, 2015 to stockholders of record as of January 7, 2015.
At September 30, 2014, Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. reported total assets of $413.7 million, deposits of $346.3 million, and stockholders' equity of $40.2 million, or 9.72% of total assets.
Established in 1899, Wayne Savings Community Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc., has eleven full-service banking locations in the communities of Wooster, Ashland, Millersburg, Rittman, Lodi, North Canton, and Creston, Ohio.
Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Factors which could result in material variations include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates which could affect net interest margins and net interest income, competitive factors which could affect net interest income and noninterest income, changes in demand for loans, deposits and other financial services in the Company's market area; changes in asset quality, general economic conditions as well as other factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.
CONTACT: H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III
President and Chief Executive Officer
(330) 264-5767