0001171843-18-008335.txt : 20181206 0001171843-18-008335.hdr.sgml : 20181206 20181206085048 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-18-008335 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181205 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20181206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROOKLINE BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001049782 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23695 FILM NUMBER: 181219087 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 131 CLARENDON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-425-4600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 131 CLARENDON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 8-K 1 f8k_120618.htm FORM 8-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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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 5, 2018  

BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware0-2369504-3402944
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

131 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 425-4600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company [   ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

 
 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 5, 2018, the Board of Directors of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a stock repurchase program of up to $10 million of total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of twelve months ending on December 31, 2019.  The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or negotiated transactions at prevailing market prices in accordance with federal securities laws.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1                 Press release of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. issued December 6, 2018.

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.

 BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
   
  
Date: December 6, 2018By: /s/ Carl M. Carlson        
  Carl M. Carlson
  Chief Financial Officer
  

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Announces Approval of Stock Repurchase Program

BOSTON, Dec. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”)(NASDAQ: BRKL), the bank holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island and First Ipswich Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program for the Company.  The program authorizes the repurchase by the Company of up to $10 million of its total outstanding shares of common stock over a period of twelve months ending on December 31, 2019.  The shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or negotiated transactions at prevailing market rates in accordance with federal securities laws.

ABOUT BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company for Brookline Bank, First Ipswich Bank, and Bank Rhode Island and their subsidiaries. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the Company has $7.32 billion in assets and branches throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. As a commercially-focused financial institution, the Company, through its banks, offers a wide range of commercial, business and retail banking services, including a full complement of cash management products, on-line banking services, consumer and residential loans and investment services designed to meet the financial needs of small-to mid-sized businesses and retail customers. The Company also provides equipment financing through its Eastern Funding and Macrolease Corporation subsidiaries.

Contact:           
Carl M. Carlson
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
(617) 425-5331
ccarlson@brkl.com