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 November 19, 1997
AMBANC HOLDING CO., INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-27036 14-1783770
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
11 Division Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010-4303
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 842-7200
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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On November 19, 1997, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as
Exhibit 99 announcing its Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
The Exhibits referred to in Item 5 of this Report and listed on the
accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Report and are incorporated
herein by reference.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
AMBANC HOLDING CO., INC.
Date: November 19, 1997 By: /s/Robert J. Brittain
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Robert J. Brittain
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press release dated Nobember 19, 1997
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contacts:
Robert J. Brittain, President and CEO
Tel:(518) 842-7200
Fax:(518) 842-7500
Harold A. Baylor, Jr., Vice Pres., CFO, and Treas.
Tel:(518) 842-7200
Fax:(518) 842-1688
Ambanc Holding Co., Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
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Amsterdam, N.Y., November 19, 1997 - Ambanc Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ - AHCI)
today announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents a share. The
dividend will be paid on December 15, 1997, to stockholders of record as of
December 1, 1997.
The company recently announced earnings for the nine-months ended September 30,
1997 of $2 million, or $0.49 a share, compared to $768,000, or $0.16 a share, in
1996.
Ambanc Holding Co., Inc. is a unitary savings and loan holding company. The
company's primary subsidiary, Amsterdam Savings Bank, F.S.B., operates twelve
(12) full-service banking offices in Montgomery (4), Saratoga (4), Fulton (1),
Schenectady (1), and Albany (2) Counties in the Capital Region of upstate New
York.
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