Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc. - Current report filing (8-K)
January 30 2008 - 4:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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January
30, 2008
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GREAT
LAKES BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14879
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94-3078031
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2421
Main Street, Buffalo, New York
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14214
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (716)
961-1900
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 (
see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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On
January 30, 2008, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (“First Niagara”) and
Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc. (“Great Lakes”), the holding company for Greater
Buffalo Savings Bank, jointly announced that they had received all necessary
regulatory approvals to proceed with the acquisition of Great Lakes by First
Niagara. Additionally, the companies announced that all election materials
for
receipt of cash or First Niagara stock in the exchange were mailed on or about
January 14, 2008 and that the election period will expire on February 11, 2008.
A copy of the press release is included as exhibit 99.1 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.
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Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 30, 2008.
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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.
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GREAT
LAKES BANCORP, INC.
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Date:
January 30, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Michael J. Rogers
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Michael
J. Rogers
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
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