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): September 9, 2011 (September 8, 2011)
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-33872 | 23-2201716 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 26 North Cedar Street , Lititz, Pennsylvania | 17543 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 626-4721
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On September 8, 2011, the executive committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that, effective as of the closing of the proposed merger of Tower Bancorp, Inc. with and into the Company, Eddie L. Dunklebarger will continue to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Risk Committee of the Board, and will no longer serve as President of the Company.
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.
| SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Balderston, Jr. | |
| Edward Balderston, Jr. | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ||
Dated: September 9, 2011