0001193125-15-310179.txt : 20150902 0001193125-15-310179.hdr.sgml : 20150902 20150902110036 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-310179 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150901 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150902 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150902 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Athens Bancshares Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001472093 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 270920126 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34534 FILM NUMBER: 151088784 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 106 WASHINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: P P BOX 869 CITY: ATHENS STATE: TN ZIP: 37371-0869 BUSINESS PHONE: 423 745 1111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 106 WASHINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: P P BOX 869 CITY: ATHENS STATE: TN ZIP: 37371-0869 8-K 1 d40048d8k.htm 8-K 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): September 1, 2015

 

 

ATHENS BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Tennessee   001-34534   27-0920126

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

   (Commission
File No.)		  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

106 Washington Avenue, Athens, Tennessee   37303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(423) 745-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ 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.

Effective September 1, 2015, Athens Federal Community Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Athens Bancshares Corporation, completed its previously reported conversion from a federal savings bank to a national bank. A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the conversion is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press release dated September 1, 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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ATHENS BANCSHARES CORPORATION
Date: September 1, 2015     By:  

/s/ Michael R. Hutsell

      Michael R. Hutsell
      Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 EX-99.1 2 d40048dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

*PRESS RELEASE*

Contact:

Jeffrey L. Cunningham

President and Chief Executive Officer

(423) 745-1111

Athens Bancshares Corporation’s Bank Subsidiary

Completes Conversion to a National Bank

Athens, Tennessee; September 1, 2015 – Athens Bancshares Corporation (Nasdaq: “AFCB”) (the “Company”) announced today that its wholly-owned bank subsidiary Athens Federal Community Bank (the “Bank”) has completed its previously announced conversion from a federal savings bank to a national bank, effective today. The Bank’s legal name is now “Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association”. The Bank will continue to operate as “Athens Federal Community Bank”.

As a national bank, the Bank remains regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and its deposit accounts remain insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent permitted by law without interruption. The Company now operates as a registered bank holding company and remains regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Athens Bancshares Corporation is the parent holding company of Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association, a FDIC-insured national bank, originally organized in 1934. The Bank is headquartered in Athens, Tennessee, and provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its seven offices located in southeast Tennessee.

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