UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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, 2011

NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa
0-27672
42-1449849
(State of incorporation)
Commission File No.
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

825 Central Avenue
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (515) 576-7531
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On July 19, 2011, North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa (“Bank”), announced that the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has approved the Bank’s application for membership in the Federal Reserve System.  As previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2011, the Bank received regulatory approval from the Iowa Division of Banking and completed its conversion to a state-chartered commercial bank from a federally-chartered stock savings bank.  In connection with the conversion of the Bank, the Company also received approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and completed a reorganization to a bank holding company from a savings and loan holding company.  The effective date for the conversion and reorganization was June 29, 2011.

 

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.
 
 
 
NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 19, 2011
By: 
 /s/ David M. Bradley
 
 
 
David M. Bradley
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer