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EX-99.1 - COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES INCcommfin8kaugust15-13release.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K
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): August 15, 2013


COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
0-51296
(Commission File Number)
 
36-4387843
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

357 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 545-0900

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)-(c)           On August 15, 2013, the Board of Directors of Community Financial Shares, Inc. (the “Company”) and Community Bank – Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (the “Bank”) appointed Donald H. Wilson as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank effective as of August 15, 2013.  As a result of the management restructuring, effective as of August 15, 2013, Scott W. Hamer, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, is no longer employed by the Company or the Bank.

Mr. Wilson, age 53, has served as the Chairman of the Company’s and the Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2013 and will continue to serve in this capacity following his appointment as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.  Mr. Wilson has also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd., a financial services strategic consulting firm, since June 2009 and has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry. Mr. Wilson began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, serving in the bank examination and economic research divisions, and has subsequently held executive management positions at several large financial institutions and financial services companies. Prior to June 2009, Mr. Wilson was the Chief Operating Officer at Amcore Financial.  As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, Mr. Wilson will receive an annual salary of approximately $250,000 as well as a standard benefits package that includes health and dental insurance benefits.

In connection with Mr. Wilson’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, the Company and the Bank terminated their previously disclosed Advisory Services Agreement with Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd., pursuant to which Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. provided certain consulting services to the Company and the Bank.

On August 16, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Wilson’s appointment as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.  A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

Number  Description

99.1   Press Release Dated August 16, 2013


                                                            

 
 

 

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.

  COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC.  
       
Date:  August 15, 2013
By:
/s/ Donald H. Wilson  
    Donald H. Wilson  
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer