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): April 4, 2018

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


New Jersey
 
0-50275
 
26-0065262
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

104-110 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey
 
07002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 823-0700

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

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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.

(c) On April 4, 2018, the Board of Directors of BCB Community Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly-owned bank subsidiary of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Michael Lesler as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Mr. Lesler, age 47, was formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Clifton Bancorp, Inc. and Clifton Savings Bank from April 2016 to April 2018. From December 2013 to April 2016, Mr. Lesler served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of New Jersey. From June 2009 to December 2013, Mr. Lesler served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. and Bank of New Jersey. Mr. Lesler is not a party to any transaction with the Company or the Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01                 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
 
Financial statements of businesses acquired.  None.
     
(b)
 
Pro forma financial information.  None.
     
(c)
 
Shell company transactions: None.
     
(d)
 
Exhibits.
   
99.1
 
 
 
 
 


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.


   
BCB BANCORP, INC.
 
 
DATE: April 10, 2018
By:
/s/ Thomas P. Keating
   
Thomas P. Keating
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer