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):     December 11, 2007
 

     
     
GREAT LAKES BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
     
 
Delaware
 
001-14879
 
94-3078031
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
             
 
2421 Main Street, Buffalo, New York
   
14214
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
   
(Zip Code)
 
                   
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 961-1900
 
                   
 
Not Applicable
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
         

 
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  Item 8.01
 
Other Events
 
On December 11, 2007, First Niagara Bank mailed letters to Greater Buffalo Savings Bank’s customers relating to customer account conversions that will result from the pending merger with First Niagara and financial services provided by First Niagara. Samples of the letters are included as an exhibit to this report.
 
As previously reported, on September 10, 2007 First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for First Niagara Bank, and Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, jointly announced that they had entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger under which Great Lakes will merge into First Niagara. It is expected that the acquisition will be completed in the first quarter of 2008.
 
 
Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
(d)
 
Exhibits.
     
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Customer letters.
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
 
GREAT LAKES BANCORP, INC.
 
         
Date: December 11, 2007
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Rogers
 
     
Michael J. Rogers
 
     
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
     
(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
 

 
 
 

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