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): August 14, 2019

 

 

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

770 Oak Street, Brockton, Massachusetts 02301

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(508) 895-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value		HONE		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 x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

Item 8.01                                 Other Events.

 

On August 14, 2019, HarborOne NorthEast Bancorp, Inc. (“HarborOne NorthEast”), announced that HarborOne Mutual Bancshares had completed its conversion from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization and HarborOne NorthEast’s related stock offering. The shares of common stock sold in the offering and issued in the exchange are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 15, 2019 under the trading symbol “HONE.” In connection with the closing of the offering, HarborOne NorthEast changed its name to HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

 

Concurrent with the completion of the offering, shares of common stock of HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the previous mid-tier holding company of HarborOne Bank, owned by public stockholders have been converted into the right to receive 1.7954 shares of the HarborOne NorthEast’s common stock for each share of the Company stock they owned immediately prior to completion of the transaction. Cash in lieu of fractional shares will be paid based on the offering price of $10.00 per share.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the reorganization and stock offering is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                   Exhibits

 

Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 14, 2019.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

 

	HARBORONE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Linda H. Simmons
	Name:	Linda H. Simmons
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:  August 14, 2019

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

HarborOne NorthEast Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Stock Offering and Related Conversion

 

BROCKTON, MA — August 14, 2019 — HarborOne NorthEast Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HONE), announced today that HarborOne Mutual Bancshares (the “MHC”) has completed its conversion from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization (the “Conversion”) and the Company’s related stock offering. As a result of the closing of the Conversion, the Company is now the holding company of HarborOne Bank (the “Bank”). The MHC and the Bank’s previous mid-tier holding company, HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (“Old HarborOne”), ceased to exist effective upon the closing of the Conversion. Immediately following the closing of the Conversion, the Company changed its name to HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. The results of the stock offering were previously reported in Old HarborOne’s press release dated August 13, 2019.

 

Beginning on Thursday, August 15, 2019, the shares of the Company’s common stock are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbol “HONE.”

 

Book entry statements reflecting shares purchased in the offering are expected to be mailed to subscribers promptly following the closing.  Persons wishing to confirm their allocations may contact the stock information center at (508) 895-1015.

 

Sandler O’ Neill + Partners, L.P. acted as marketing agent for the Company in connection with the offering. Goodwin Procter LLP acted as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the Conversion and offering. Luse Gorman PC acted as legal counsel to Sandler O’Neil + Partners, L.P. in connection with the offering.

 

About HarborOne NorthEast Bancorp, Inc.

 

HarborOne NorthEast Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for HarborOne Bank, the largest co-operative bank in New England. HarborOne Bank serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 24 full-service branches located in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, one limited-service bank office, and a commercial lending office in each of Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. The Bank also provides a range of educational services through “HarborOne U,” with classes on small business, financial literacy and personal enrichment at two campuses located adjacent to our Brockton and Mansfield locations. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank, is a residential mortgage company headquartered in New Hampshire that maintains more than 30 offices in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and New Jersey, and is also licensed to lend in four additional states.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements

 

 

may be identified by words such as “believes,” “will,” “would,” “expects,” “project,” “may,” “could,” “developments,” “strategic,” “launching,” “opportunities,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets” and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Company management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to, adverse conditions in the capital and debt markets and the impact of such conditions on the Company’s business activities; changes in interest rates; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; the effects of general economic conditions on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates, including changes that adversely affect borrowers’ ability to service and repay the Company’s loans; changes in the value of securities in the Company’s investment portfolio; changes in loan default and charge-off rates; fluctuations in real estate values; the adequacy of loan loss reserves; decreases in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity breaches, fraud and natural disasters; changes in government regulation; changes in accounting standards and practices; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; demand for loans in the Company’s market area; the Company’s ability to attract and maintain deposits; risks related to the implementation of acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements and the risk factors described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying beliefs or assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes, except as required by law.

 

Contact: Linda Simmons, SVP, CFO (508) 895-1379