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): September 8, 2016
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
001-35072 |
65-1310069 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4655 Salisbury Road, Suite 110, Jacksonville, FL 32256
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 342-2824
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
A copy of a presentation to be made to certain investors and analysts by Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation (the Company) from time to time beginning on September 8, 2016, regarding the Company and its operations and performance, is hereby furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this Report). Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference under this Item 7.01 and will also be posted to the Company’s website.
By filing this Report and furnishing or referring to the information in this Report, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this Report, that this Report includes information not previously disclosed or available to the public or that the information in this Report is required to be disclosed pursuant to Regulation FD.
The information contained in this Report that is furnished under this Item 7.01, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Statements contained in the exhibit to this report that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Presentation dated September 2016 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01) |
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.
ATLANTIC COAST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
Date: September 8, 2016 | By: | /s/ Tracy L. Keegan | |
Name: Tracy L. Keegan | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description of Exhibit(s) | |
99.1 | Presentation dated September 2016 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01) |