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

October 24, 2024

Date of Report

(Date of Earliest Event Reported) 

WSFS Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware	001-35638	22-2866913
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(SEC Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

500 Delaware Ave,

Wilmington, Delaware, 19801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (302) 792-6000

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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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, par value $0.01 per share	WSFS	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 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 40.12b-2).

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 28, 2024, WSFS Financial Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of James J. Wechsler to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer (“CCBO”) of the Company and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, effective January 1, 2025.

The appointment follows Stephen P. Clark notifying the Company on October 24, 2024 that he is stepping down from the position of CCBO, effective December 31, 2024. The Company expects that Mr. Clark will continue to serve as a Senior Advisor to the Company following the transition.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures

On October 28, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the CCBO transition. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished under Item 7.01 hereof and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Other Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated October 28, 2024

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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.

 

		WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date:	October 28, 2024	By:	/s/ David Burg
			David Burg Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer