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)
June 17, 2016
 
 
1ST CONSTITUTION BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
New Jersey
000-32891
22-3665653
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

2650 Route 130, P.O. Box 634, Cranbury, New Jersey
08512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(609) 655-4500


Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
 
On June 17, 2016, the Board of Directors of 1st Constitution Bancorp (the “Company”) and the Board of Directors of 1st Constitution Bank (the “Bank”) received notice from Frank E. Walsh, III of his resignation as director of the Company and the Bank, effective immediately.  Mr. Walsh was a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
Mr. Walsh has furnished the Company with a letter concerning the circumstances surrounding his resignation. Principally, the letter from Mr. Walsh indicates that his resignation is as a result of frustration regarding the governance practices of the Company and the Bank, the lack of independence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and what he has indicated that he views as the prioritization by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the agenda of management over directors and shareholders. A copy of the letter from Mr. Walsh is attached hereto as Exhibit 17.1.
 
ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
17.1
Resignation Letter from Frank E. Walsh, III dated June 17, 2016
 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 

Dated:  June 21, 2016
1ST CONSTITUTION BANCORP
 
       
       
By:
/s/ ROBERT F. MANGANO
 
   
Name:
Robert F. Mangano
 
   
Title:
President and
Chief Executive Officer
 

 
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