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 26, 2017
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:
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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).
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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 26, 2017, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. 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 26, 2017, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a 10% common stock dividend payable on December 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2017 and a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.24 per share payable on December 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2017. 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 26, 2017. | |
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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 26, 2017
| 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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