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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 18, 2012

 

 

LNB BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   0-13203   34-1406303

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

457 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio   44052-1769
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 244-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. 

The attached letter was mailed on July 19, 2012 to all shareholders of record of LNB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on July 18, 2012. A copy of the letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 18, 2012, the Company repurchased the warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 561,343 shares of common stock of the Company that was issued to the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) Capital Purchase Program. The Warrant was repurchased at a mutually agreed upon price of $860,326. Following the completion of the repurchase of the Warrant on July 18, 2012, Treasury no longer holds any investment in the Company under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter to Shareholders.


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.

 

    LNB BANCORP, INC.
    (Registrant)

Date: July 19, 2012

    By:  

/s/ Gary J. Elek

          Gary J. Elek
          Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter to Shareholders.