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 10, 2019

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


New Jersey
  
0-50275
  
26-0065262
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File No.)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

104-110 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey
  
07002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 823-0700

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01   Other Events

On January 10, 2019, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.14 per share.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of February 8, 2019 and is expected to be paid on February 22, 2019.

A copy of the press release announcing the declaration of the cash dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


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. 
    99.1   Press release dated January 10, 2019.
         

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.


   
BCB BANCORP, INC.
 
 
DATE: January 14, 2019
By:
 /s/ Thomas P. Keating
   
Thomas P. Keating
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer