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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): October 24, 2019

 

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Missouri

 

000-20827

 

43-1265338

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

12444 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 550

St. Louis, Missouri

 

63131

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(314) 506-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

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

Title of each class

 

Trading

symbols

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $.50

 

CASS

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 24, 2019, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information reported under this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Matters.

On October 24, 2019, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.27 per share payable on December 13, 2019 to shareholders of record on December 3, 2019. Additionally, the Board of Directors voted to restore the capacity of the Company’s common stock repurchase program to 500,000 shares. Repurchases will be made in the open market or through negotiated transactions from time to time, depending on market conditions. A copy of the press release announcing these matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

   

Description

         
 

99.1

   

Press release issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. dated October 24, 2019.

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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.

Dated: October 24, 2019

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

     

By:

 

/s/ Eric H. Brunngraber

Name:

 

Eric H. Brunngraber

Title:

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

     

By:

 

/s/ P. Stephen Appelbaum

Name:

 

P. Stephen Appelbaum

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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