form8k-109598_necb.htm
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 22, 2010
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
United
States
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0-51852
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06-178-6701
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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325 Hamilton Avenue,
White Plains, New York
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10601
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(914)
684-2500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(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:
[ ] 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
8.01 Other
Events
On July 22, 2010, NorthEast Community
Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors had approved
the repurchase for up to 297,563 shares of the Company’s outstanding common
stock held by persons other than NorthEast Community Bancorp
MHC. These repurchases will be conducted solely through a Rule 10b5-1
repurchase plan with Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.
The press release announcing the
approval of the stock repurchase plan is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated July 22, 2010
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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NORTHEAST
COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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Date:
July 23, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Kenneth A.
Martinek
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Kenneth
A. Martinek
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Chairman,
President and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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