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 29, 2020

 

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Connecticut

(State of other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

000-24751

(Commission

File Number)

 

06-1514263

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5 Bissell Street, Lakeville, Connecticut

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

06039

(Zip Code)

 

  Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 435-9801  
     
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  
           

 

 

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share SAL NASDAQ

 

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:

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

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

      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))

 

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

 

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.

   

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 29, 2020, Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), NASDAQ: “SAL”, the holding company for Salisbury Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing its inclusion in the broad-market Russell 3000® Index as part of the annual reconstitution. A copy of the Company’s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1   Company press release dated June 29, 2020

 

 

 

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.

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

Date: June 29, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Cantele, Jr.

Richard J. Cantele, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

     

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Richard J. Cantele, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

5 Bissell Street, Lakeville, CT 06039

860.435.9801

rcantele@salisburybank.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

SALISBURY BANCORP TO BE ADDED TO THE RUSSELL 3000® INDEX

 

Lakeville, CT – June 29, 2020 – Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAL) (the “Company”), the bank holding company for Salisbury Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”), announced today that it has been added to the Russell 3000® Index at the conclusion of the 2020 Russell Indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens on Monday, June 29, 2020, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 5, 2020.

 

Rick Cantele, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We are pleased to be joining the Russell 3000®, as we believe this will increase our visibility and exposure thereby attracting broader interest in SAL from institutional investors and investment funds. This is reflective of our continued growth, strong financial performance, and our ability to create sustained value for our shareholders.”

 

Annual Russell indexes reconstitution captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of May 8, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the US all-cap Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes.

 

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell’s US indexes. Russell indexes are part of FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider.

 

For more information on the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, go to the “Russell Reconstitution” section on the FTSE Russell website.

 

About the Company

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company, a Connecticut chartered commercial bank serving the communities of northwestern Connecticut and proximate communities in New York and Massachusetts, since 1848, through a network of 14 full service branches in Litchfield County, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; and Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties, New York.  The Bank offers a broad spectrum of consumer and business banking products and services as well as trust and wealth advisory services. For more information, please visit www.salisburybank.com.

 

About FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell is a leading global index provider creating and managing a wide range of indexes, data and analytic solutions to meet client needs across asset classes, style and strategies. Covering 98% of the investable market, FTSE Russell indexes offer a true picture of global markets, combined with the specialist knowledge gained from developing local benchmarks around the world.

 

FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. Approximately $16 trillion is currently benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. For over 30 years, leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks have chosen FTSE Russell indexes to benchmark their investment performance and create investment funds, ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives. FTSE Russell indexes also provide clients with tools for asset allocation, investment strategy analysis and risk management.

 

A core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants. FTSE Russell is focused on index innovation and customer partnership applying the highest industry standards and embracing the IOSCO Principles. FTSE Russell is wholly owned by London Stock Exchange Group.

 

For more information, visit www.ftserussell.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain statements relating to Salisbury’s and the Bank’s future results that are considered “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management as well as the assumptions and estimates made by management using information currently available to management. Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including among others: changes in market interest rates and general and regional economic conditions; changes in laws and regulations; changes in accounting principles; and the quality or composition of the loan and investment portfolios, technological changes and cybersecurity matters, and other factors that may be described in Salisbury’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, which are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) and to which reference is hereby made. Forward-looking statements made by Salisbury in this news release speak only as of the date they are made. Events or other facts that could cause Salisbury’s actual results to differ may arise from time to time and Salisbury cannot predict all such events and factors. Salisbury undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement unless as may be required by law.