UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2013
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Maryland |
0-51296 |
36-4387843 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
357 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 545-0900
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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 30, 2013, Community Financial Shares, Inc., (the “Company”), the parent company of Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn, issued a press release announcing that the Company will extend the expiration date of its previously announced stockholder consent solicitation to approve the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
The stockholder consent solicitation will now expire on January 15, 2014, unless earlier terminated or further extended by the Company.
Except for the extension of the expiration date of the consent solicitation, all other terms of the Company’s definitive written consent solicitation statement, which was mailed to stockholders and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2013, remain unchanged.
A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated December 30, 2013 |
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.
| COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC. | ||
| /s/ Donald H. Wilson | ||
| Donald H. Wilson | ||
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: December 30, 2013 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Contact: | Donald H. Wilson |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(630) 545-0900
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC.
EXTENDS STOCKHOLDER CONSENT SOLICITATION
TO APPROVE 2013 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
December 30, 2013, Glen Ellyn, Illinois — Community Financial Shares, Inc., (the “Company”) (OTCQB: CFIS), the parent company of Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn, announced today that the Company will extend the expiration date of its previously announced stockholder consent solicitation to approve the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
The stockholder consent solicitation will now expire on January 15, 2014, unless earlier terminated or further extended by the Company.
Except for the extension of the expiration date of the consent solicitation, all other terms of the Company’s definitive written consent solicitation statement, which was mailed to stockholders and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2013, remain unchanged.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation of consent with respect to the approval of the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The stockholder consent solicitation is being made solely pursuant to the written consent solicitation statement, which sets forth the complete terms of the consent solicitation.
About Community Financial Shares, Inc.
Community Financial Shares, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, whose wholly-owned subsidiary, Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn, is a state-chartered commercial bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank provides banking services common to the industry, including but not limited to, demand, savings and time deposits, loans, mortgage loan origination for investors, cash management, electronic banking services, internet banking services including bill payment, Community Investment Center services, and debit cards. The Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “CFIS.” More information can be obtained by visiting the Company’s web site at www.cbwge.com (which is not a part of this press release).