8-K 1 april2102_8-k.htm Form 8-K - Earnings Release - April 18, 2002

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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)

April 18, 2002

HUDSON UNITED BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey

1-08660

22-2405746

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1000 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey

07430

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telphone number, including area code

(201) 236-2600

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5. Other Events.

On April 18, 2002, the Board of Directors of Hudson United Bancorp, a New Jersey corporation (“HUB”), issued a press release announcing that it had declared a cash dividend of $0.28 per common share. The cash dividend is payable on June 1, 2002 to holders of record as of the close of business on May 17, 2002. This is a dividend increase of 7.7%, compared to the cash dividend of $0.26 per common share declared in the previous quarter.

HUB is a multi-state bank holding company for Hudson United Bank which has over 200 offices in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. A copy of the HUB’s press release is attached to this Form 8-K as an Exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Exhibits.

99.1

Press Release dated April 18, 2002

SIGNATURE

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: April 23, 2002

HUDSON UNITED BANCORP


By:      WILLIAM A. HOULIHAN
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Name:  William A. Houlihan
Title:    Executive Vice President and
             Chief Financial Officer

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