FORM 8-K

 

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): March 2, 2004

 

 

CORNERSTONE BANCORP, INC. /CT

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Connecticut   0-25465   06-1524044

(State or other

Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

550 Summer Street, Stamford, CT   06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 356-0111

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Form 8-K, Current Report

Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc.

 

Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

 

On March 2, 2004, Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a Press Release reporting events affecting First Quarter 2004 Earnings and announcing the declaration of the first quarter 2004 cash dividend.

 

Exhibit Index
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99.1    Press Release dated March 2, 2004    3

 

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 hereto duly authorized.

 

Dated: March 2, 2004

      

CORNERSTONE BANCORP, INC.

            By  

/s/    James P. Jakubek

               
               

James P. Jakubek

Executive Vice President

 

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