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): November 17, 2015

COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Wisconsin	001-36808	39-1850431
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
860 North Rapids Road, Manitowoc, WI		54221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (920) 686-9998

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 19, 2015, County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Kathi Seifert as a member of the board of directors of Investors Community Bank, a subsidiary of the Company.  The Company is furnishing a copy of such press release at Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The exhibits shall be deemed to be filed or furnished, depending on the relevant item requiring such exhibit, in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.601) and Instruction B.2 to this form.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of County Bancorp, Inc. dated November 19, 2015

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.

	COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
Date: November 19, 2015	By:	/s/ Mark A. Miller
		Mark A. Miller
		Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1*	Press release of County Bancorp, Inc. dated November 19, 2015

* Filed herewith.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Investors Community Bank names Seifert to Board of Directors

MANITOWOC, WI, November 19, 2015 – Investors Community Bank, a subsidiary of County Bancorp, Inc.(NASDAQ: ICBK), announced the appointment of Kathi Seifert to serve as a member of the bank’s Board of Directors effective January, 2016. She will also be nominated to serve on the County Bancorp, Inc. board at the 2016 annual shareholders meeting.

Seifert, the current president and owner of Katapult, LLC, in Neenah, retired as Executive Vice President for Kimberly-Clark Corporation after 26 years at the company (leading the company’s personal care business and sales organization). Prior to Kimberly-Clark, Seifert was employed by Fort Howard Paper Company as Assistant Product Manager Consumer Products, Beatrice Foods as Distribution Analyst Sana Division and Procter & Gamble as Market Research Supervisor.

She was named to Fortune magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and Forbes.com's annual list of "America's Top Businesswomen."

"We are very pleased to have Kathi join the Investors Community Bank board of directors," said Tim Schneider, CEO and co-founder of Investors Community Bank. "Her impressive credentials and business acumen will be a great asset to our growing organization, and we look forward to her contributions." 

Seifert also currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company, Lexmark, Inc., Appvion, Fox Cities Building for the Arts, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Riverview Gardens, and New North, Inc., an economic development collaboration for Northeastern Wisconsin.

She is a past board member for Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, Supervalu, Albertsons, Aid Association for Lutherans, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor’s Council of Advisors, State of Wisconsin Superintendent’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Arts Education, Wisconsin International Trade Council, ThedaCare, and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Seifert earned a Bachelor of Science from Valparaiso University in marketing and management in 1971. She also received an honorary Doctorate from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2014.

AboutCounty Bancorp,Inc.

County Bancorp, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and registered bank holding company founded in May 1996, and our wholly-owned subsidiary Investors Community Bank, a Wisconsin-chartered bank, are headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  The state of Wisconsin is often referred to as “America’s Dairyland,” and one of the niches we have developed is providing financial services to agricultural businesses statewide, with a primary focus on dairy-related lending.  We also serve business and retail customers throughout Wisconsin, with a focus on Northeastern and Central Wisconsin.  Our customers are served from our full-service locations in Manitowoc and Stevens Point, and our loan production offices in Darlington, Eau Claire, and Fond du Lac.

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Forward-LookingStatements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek," "comfortable with," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those made or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release include those identified in County Bancorp, Inc.’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.  Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Investor Relations Contact

Timothy J. Schneider

CEO, Investors Community Bank

Phone: (920) 686-5604

Email: tschneider@investorscommunitybank.com

Media Contact

Laura Wiegert, Marketing Director

Investors Community Bank

Phone: (920) 645-6112

Email: lwiegert@investorscommunitybank.com