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 5, 2007
HOPFED BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-23667 | 61-1322555 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4155 Lafayette Road, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(270) 887-2999
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On December 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved amendments to Section 1 (“Certificates for Shares”) and Section 5 (“Transfer of Shares”) of Article VII (“Certificates For Shares And Their Transfer”) of the Registrant’s Bylaws to permit the issuance and transfer of both certificated and uncertificated shares of capital stock, to comply with new rules enacted by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”). The changes also allow the Board of Directors to direct the issuance of uncertificated shares of capital stock in replacement for previously issued shares of certificated capital stock. The new Nasdaq rules require all securities listed on Nasdaq to be eligible for a “direct registration program” operated by a clearing agency by January 1, 2008. A direct registration program enables investors to establish, either through a company’s transfer agent or through the investor’s broker-dealer, a book-entry position on the books of the issuer and to electronically transfer their positions through the Depositary Trust Company. It also enables investors to have securities registered in their names without having a physical certificate issued. The changes to Section 1 and Section 5 of Article VII of the Registrant’s Bylaws are intended to permit the Registrant to satisfy these new requirements.
In addition, the Board of Directors of the Registrant amended Article I (“Principle Executive Office”) of the Bylaws to reflect the current address, 4155 Lafayette Road, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
The amended Bylaws are effective as of December 5, 2007. The summary of changes to the Bylaws set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws of the Registrant, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit 3.1 | Bylaws, as amended. |
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.
| HOPFED BANCORP, INC. | ||||
| Dated: December 5, 2007 | By: | /s/ John E. Peck | ||
| John E. Peck | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
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| 3.1 | Bylaws, as amended. |