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):  December 13, 2021
 

LAKELAND BANCORP INC
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)


New Jersey
000-17820
22-2953275
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

250 Oak Ridge Road
    
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
  
07438
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)


(973) 697-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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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, no Par Value
  
LBAI
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 §240.12b-2).

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Item 8.01.   Other Events

On December 13, 2021, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Lakeland”) and 1st Constitution Bancorp (“1st Constitution “) issued a joint press release announcing that on December 10, 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued a non-objection to Lakeland’s request to waive the application requirement in connection with the proposed merger of 1st Constitution with and into Lakeland.  A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
  
Financial statements of businesses acquired.  None.
     
(b)
  
Pro forma financial information.  None.
     
(c)
  
Shell company transactions: None.
     
(d)
  
Exhibits.
     
   
         
   
104.1
  
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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.

   
LAKELAND BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
DATE: December 13, 2021
By:  
 /s/ Timothy J. Matteson
   
Timothy J. Matteson
   
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary