-----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, IAYtm75Sr9U9N2p/dh8Sqw+W5rxNFB+YBzld/STPmtRRNv6a3WaFxe64++qD4G0A neXBxUwhCrQ/2osOyht+5w== 0001181431-04-058706.txt : 20041214 0001181431-04-058706.hdr.sgml : 20041214 20041214163526 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-04-058706 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041214 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041214 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: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24753 FILM NUMBER: 041201870 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 337 STREET 2: HWY 264 CITY: ENGELHARD STATE: NC ZIP: 27824 BUSINESS PHONE: 2529259411 8-K 1 rrd61149.htm FORM 8K DATED DECEMBER 14, 2004 Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  12/14/2004
 
ECB BANCORP, INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  000-24753
 
NC
  
562090738
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
PO Box 337, Engelhard, NC 27824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
252-925-9411
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(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:
[  ]   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(17CFR240.14a-12)

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.14d-2(b))

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.13e-4(c))
 

Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On December 14, 2004, we announced that our Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.1425 per share of our common stock, payable on January 10, 2005 to shareholders of record on December 28, 2004. A copy of our press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.
 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)        Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

Exhibit No.    99.1

Exhibit Description.    Copy of our press release dated December 14, 2004.

Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements

        The discussions included in this Report and its exhibits may contain statements that could be considered to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Those statements often are characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as "expect," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "project," "antic ipate," or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of our management about future events. Those statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, or the actual outcome of the matters discussed in the statements, to be materially different from historical results or any results or outcome expressed or implied by the statements themselves. Factors that could influence the accuracy of those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance of our services, products and fee structure, the financial success or changing strategies of our customers, the competitive nature of the financial services industry and our ability to compete effectively against other financial institutions, weather and similar conditions, particularly the effect of hurricanes on our banking, loan production and operations facilities and on our customers and the communities in which we do business, actions of government regulators, the leve l of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. Further information about factors and risks that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations are included in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of those reports are available through our Internet website at www.ecbbancorp.com or directly through the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

Signature(s)
 
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.
 
      
 
ECB BANCORP, INC
 
 
Date: December 14, 2004.
     
By:
 
/s/    Gary M. Adams
               
Gary M. Adams
               
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 EX-99.1 2 rrd61149_2396.htm COPY OF OUR PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 14, 2004.

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

December 14, 2004

CONTACT: ECB Bancorp, Inc.

Gary M. Adams, Chief Financial Officer

(252) 925-5525

(252) 925-8491 facsimile

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ECB BANCORP, INC. REPORTS DECLARATION OF

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

ENGELHARD, NORTH CAROLINA-ECB Bancorp, Inc. ("ECB"), the parent holding company of The East Carolina Bank, announces that on December 14, 2004, the Corporation's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1425 per share, payable January 10, 2005 to shareholders of record on December 28, 2004.

On an annualized basis the Corporation's 2004 dividend of $0.57 per share represents a 14% increase over the annual dividend in 2003 of $0.50 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 its 20 offices in eastern North Carolina, including new full-service branch offices in Morehead City and Wilmington. The Bank also provides mortgages, insurance services through the Bank's licensed agents and investment and brokerage services offered through a third-party broker-dealer. ECB's common stock is listed on The Nasdaq SmallCap MarketSM under the symbol "ECBE". More information can be obtained by visiting ECB's web site at www.ecbbancorp.com.

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