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): July 19, 2018

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 July 19, 2018, BCB Community Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly-owned bank subsidiary of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), promoted Amer Saleem to Senior Vice President - Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Saleem will oversee commercial, residential and Small Business Administration lending, as well as manage the Bank's loan portfolio. Mr. Saleem will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Lesler. Mr. Saleem previously held the title of Chief Lending Officer from 2010 to 2014 after working in the lending area beginning in 2002.  He left to pursue other opportunities but returned to the Bank as Senior Vice President - Quality Control Officer in May 2018.

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. None.
         


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: July 25, 2018
By:  
 /s/ Thomas P. Keating 
   
Thomas P. Keating
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer