form8k_012215.htm
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):  January 20, 2015

HAMILTON BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
 
001-35693
 
46-0543309
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
501 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 200, Towson, Maryland
 
21286
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (410) 823-4510

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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

Hamilton Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that on January 20, 2015, Joseph J. Bouffard was appointed as a director of the Company and its subsidiary, Hamilton Bank.  Mr. Bouffard, age 65, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BCSB Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Baltimore County Savings Bank, from 2006 until his retirement in February 2014.  Prior to his service with BCSB Bancorp, Inc., Mr. Bouffard was President and Chief Executive Officer of Patapsco Bancorp, Inc. and The Patapsco Bank.  The Company’s Board of Directors has not determined which, if any, board committees Mr. Bouffard will serve on. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Bouffard’s appointment is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein.
 
Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release, dated January 23, 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.


 
HAMILTON BANCORP, INC.
   
DATE:  January 23, 2015
By:    /s/ John P. Marzullo                                                                      
 
          John P. Marzullo
          Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer