Current Report Filing (8-k)

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)

March 2, 2015

 

 

Home Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Louisiana	001-34190	71-1051785
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

  

 

503 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, Louisiana	70508
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

[phone]

 

 

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨	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 March 2, 2015, the Registrant announced that Home Bank (the “Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant has converted from a federal savings bank charter to a national bank charter. The Bank’s legal name is now “Home Bank, National Association” and the Registrant is now a bank holding company.

 

A copy of the related press release (the “Press Release”) is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The press release attached hereto as an exhibit is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for any purpose except as otherwise provided herein.

 

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

	(a)	Not applicable.
	(b)	Not applicable.
	(c)	Not applicable.
	(d)	Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed herewith.

 

	Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1		Press Release, dated March 2, 2015

  

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

	HOME BANCORP, INC.
Date:  March 2, 2015	By:	/s/ John W. Bordelon
		John W. Bordelon
		President and Chief Executive Officer

  

 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated March 2, 2015

  

 

Home Bancorp, Inc. Announces Conversion To A National Bank Charter

LAFAYETTE, La., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: "HBCP"), the parent company for Home Bank (www.home24bank.com), headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana (the "Bank"), announced today that the Bank has converted from a federal savings bank charter to a national bank charter. The Bank's legal name is now "Home Bank, National Association" and the Company is now a bank holding company.

John W. Bordelon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, said, "We converted the Bank to a national bank charter because we believe it is better aligned with the commercial and retail banking business model that we have operated under for more than a decade. Our customers will continue to enjoy the high level of customer service we are known for."

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may."

Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors - many of which are beyond our control - could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. Home Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, describes some of these factors, including risk elements in the loan portfolio, the level of the allowance for losses on loans, risks of our growth strategy, geographic concentration of our business, dependence on our management team, risks of market rates of interest and of regulation on our business and risks of competition. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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CONTACT: John W. Bordelon, President and CEO [phone]