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 May 11, 2005
(Date of Earliest event reported)
FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 68-0450397 | |
| (State of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer ID Number) |
000-30707
(Commission File No.)
| First Northern Community Bancorp 195 North First Street, P.O. Box 547, Dixon, California |
95620 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(707) 678-3041
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On April 21, 2005, the Board of Directors of First Northern Community Bancorp (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to implement a two-for-one stock split with respect to the issued and outstanding shares of the Company (the “Amendment”). The Company filed the Amendment with the California Secretary of State on May 10, 2005, with an effective date of May 10, 2005. The Amendment implemented the two-for-one stock split by (i) increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 8,000,000 to 16,000,000 and (ii) dividing each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common stock into two shares.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation |
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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.
| Date: May 11, 2005 | First Northern Community Bancorp | |||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Louise A. Walker | |||
| Louise A. Walker | ||||
| Senior Executive Vice President | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation |
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