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): August 12, 2019

IF BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
 
001-35226
 
45-1834449
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

201 East Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois
 
60970
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (815) 432-2476

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
IROQ
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 12, 2019, Frank J. Simutis notified IF Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Bank”), of his decision to retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank effective when his term expires at the annual meeting of stockholders on November 25, 2019.  His retirement is not related to a disagreement with the Company or the Bank on any matter relating to the Company’s or the Bank’s operations, policies or practices. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank have determined to reduce the number of directors by one following the retirement of director Simutis.

Item 8.01      Other Events

On August 13, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share.  The dividend will be paid on October 18, 2019, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 23, 2019.  A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the cash dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In addition, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on November 25, 2019.
 
 Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated August 14, 2019




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.


   
IF BANCORP, INC.
 
 
DATE: August 14, 2019
By:  
/s/ Walter H. Hasselbring, III
   
Walter H. Hasselbring, III
   
President and Chief Executive Officer

























Exhibit 99.1


Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Walter H. Hasselbring, III
Telephone: (815) 432-2476

IF BANCORP, INC.
ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND

Watseka, Illinois, August 14, 2019 - IF Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital: IROQ) (the “Company”), the holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share.  The dividend will be paid on October 18, 2019, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 23, 2019.

“We are pleased to continue paying a cash dividend to our shareholders,” said Walter H. Hasselbring, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  “The payment of dividends represents our long-term commitment to enhancing shareholder value and we intend to continue paying a semiannual dividend in the future, assuming that our financial position and other conditions continue to allow such payment.”

Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association is a community-oriented financial institution that conducts its operations from its seven full-service banking offices located in the municipalities of Watseka, Danville, Clifton, Hoopeston, Savoy, Bourbonnais and Champaign, Illinois and its loan production and wealth management office in Osage Beach, Missouri. Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association offers a broad array of retail and commercial lending and deposit services.