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): January 19, 2022

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-38458

Michigan	71-1015624
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

32991 Hamilton Court	48334
Farmington Hills	(Zip code)
Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)

(248) 737-0300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	LEVL	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B	LEVLP	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b– 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).

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 January 19, 2022, Level One Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B of $46.88 per share (equivalent to $0.4688 per depositary share) payable on February 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on January 31, 2022. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Level One Bancorp, Inc. Press Release dated January 19, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: January 19, 2022
	LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ David C. Walker
	Name:	David C. Walker
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release

Level One Bancorp Announces Quarterly Preferred Stock Cash Dividend

Farmington Hills, MI – January 19, 2022 – Level One Bancorp, Inc. (“Level One”) (Nasdaq: LEVL) announced that the Board of Directors of Level One declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, represented by depositary shares (Nasdaq: LEVLP) each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series B preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 31, 2022.

Level One Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Level One Bank, a full-service commercial and consumer bank headquartered in Michigan with assets of approximately $2.54 billion as of September 30, 2021. The Company operates sixteen banking centers throughout Southeast Michigan and West Michigan. For more information, visit www.levelonebank.com.

For further information:

Media Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Nicole Ransom	Peter Root
(248) 538-2183	(248) 538-2186

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