-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UkedyFeekFLqY8etgS7ikXto2UALvPcnCEGyx7yJ7/FM18lhKA2CeqOUQZe1zVg/ IO3pFwiS77Z++d4fLtKbrw== 0000950168-99-000919.txt : 19990330 0000950168-99-000919.hdr.sgml : 19990330 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-99-000919 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990325 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990329 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ECB BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001066254 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 562090738 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24753 FILM NUMBER: 99575350 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 337 STREET 2: HWY 264 CITY: ENGELHARD STATE: NC ZIP: 27824 BUSINESS PHONE: 2529259411 8-K 1 ECB BANCORP, INC. 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 FORM 8-KSB CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 25, 1999 ECB BANCORP, INC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina 0-24753 56-2090738 - ------------------------------ --------------------- --------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of corporation) Number) Identification No. 35080 US 264 P. O. Box 337 Engelhard, North Carolina 27824 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (252) 925-9411 ----------------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events On March 25, 1999, ECB Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The East Carolina Bank announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend. A copy of the Bank's press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report. Item 7. Exhibits The following exhibits are attached to this Report: Exhibit Number Description - -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 99 Copy of ECB Bancorp, Inc.'s March 25, 1999, press release. 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 thereunto duly authorized. ECB Bancorp, Inc. By:__________________________ Arthur H. Keeney, III President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: March 25, 1999 EX-99 2 EXHIBIT 99 CONTACT: GARY M. ADAMS - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (252) 925-9111, EXTENSION 209 ECB BANCORP, INC REPORTS DECLARATION OF 1999 QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND ENGELHARD, - ECB Bancorp, Inc., the parent holding company of The East Carolina Bank, announces that on March 24, 1999, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.0725 per share, payable April 28, 1999 to shareholders of record on April 8, 1999. The dividend payment represents a 13.7% increase over the equivalent quarterly rate in 1998 and also represents the first quarterly dividend for ECB Bancorp, Inc. Historically, the Company has paid its dividends on an annual basis. The 1998 annual dividend was $.255 per share. Headquartered in Engelhard, NC, The East Carolina Bank is a state-chartered independent community bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank provides a full range of financial services through 16 offices in eastern North Carolina, nine mainland offices in Currituck, Hyde, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, six offices in North Carolina's famed "Outer Banks" from Ocracoke Island in Hyde County to Southern Shores in Dare County, and a Loan Production office in Washington, North Carolina. ECB's newest full service branch office is currently under construction at 1418 Carolina Avenue in Washington with grand opening festivities scheduled for May. ECB Bancorp, Inc.'s common stock is currently listed on Nasdaq's SmallCap Market under the symbol "ECBE". -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----