-----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, PfduKpJNhwIGhbv8Pwu8EHwsCuawE6XYffXIy4SG/KpwifjnziGwZ+exO2fZSrF5 vc97Fhch00ktMhgSWeXsog== 0001193125-05-012387.txt : 20050126 0001193125-05-012387.hdr.sgml : 20050126 20050126172649 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-012387 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050126 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M&F BANCORP INC /NC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094738 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 561980549 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27307 FILM NUMBER: 05551054 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2634 CHAPTEL HILL BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 19322 CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27702-3221 BUSINESS PHONE: 9196831521 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2634 CHAPTEL HILL BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 19322 CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27701-3221 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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) January 26, 2005

 


 

M&F BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

North Carolina   000-27307   56-1980549

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2634 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, North Carolina 27707

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (919) 683-1521

 

Not Applicable

(Former address of principal executive offices)

 


 

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))

 



ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

 

On January 26, 2005, M&F Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham, North Carolina, announced election of Maceo K. Sloan as Chairman of the Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp, Inc. A copy of the Company’s press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT


99.1   Press Release dated January 26, 2005


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.

 

M&F BANCORP, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Fohliette W. Becote


   

Fohliette w. Becote

   

Corporate Sectary/Treasurer

 

Dated: January 26, 2005


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number


 

Description of Exhibit


99.1   Press Release dated January 26, 2005
EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT:   Lee Johnson, Jr.
January 26, 2005       (919) 687-7820
        (919) 687-7821 Fax
        lee.johnson@mfbonline.com

 

M&F Bancorp, Inc. Elects Board Chair

 

Durham, NC — (January 26, 2005) The Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp, Inc. elected Maceo K. Sloan as its Chairman effective January 25, 2005. Joseph M. Sansom will continue to serve as Vice-Chairman.

 

Sloan is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of NCM Capital, an investment management company headquartered in Durham, NC. He is a current Trustee of The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) Funds Boards, which are composed of the CREF, TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds, TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds, and also serves on the board of the SCANA Corporation. Sloan served on the board of Mechanics and Farmers Bank from 1980 until 1999, and has served on the board of M&F Bancorp, Inc. since 1999.

 

Sansom, who retired from International Business Machines (IBM) where he was a corporate financial analyst, also served as the assistant to N.C. State Treasurer Harlan Boyles. In 2004, he was appointed to the Real Property Management Advisory Council by Gov. Mike Easley.

 

“We’re confident that the Company will now derive even greater benefit from Mr. Sloan’s expertise and business acumen. We will continue to depend on the guidance and support of both Mr. Sloan and Mr. Sansom as we have always done, and we’re pleased to have them at the helm as we face an increasingly challenging business environment,” said Lee Johnson, Jr., President and CEO.

 

M&F Bancorp, Inc., a one-bank holding company with assets of approximately $227 million as of September 30, 2004, is the parent company of Mechanics and Farmers Bank. The Company’s common stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market through the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “MFBP.” For additional information contact M&F Bancorp Corporate Headquarters, 2634 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham, NC or visit http://www.mfbonline.com.

 

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