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 20, 1997
Summit Bancorp.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEW JERSEY 1-6451 22-1903313
(State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation File No.) Identification No.)
or organization)
301 Carnegie Center, P.O. Box 2066,
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2066
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(609) 987-3200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)
1
<PAGE>
Item 5. Other Events
On August 20, 1997 the Board of Directors of Summit Bancorp. approved
a 3-for-2 stock split of its common stock, payable on September 24,
1997 to shareholders of record on September 3, 1997. The Summit Board
also approved a 12.5 percent increase in the Registrant's quarterly
common stock cash dividend from $.24 per common share (as adjusted for
the stock split) to $.27 per share on a post-split basis. The common
stock cash dividend is payable November 3, 1997 to shareholders of
record on October 9, 1997.
2
<PAGE>
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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: September 2, 1997 SUMMIT BANCORP.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ RICHARD F. OBER, JR.
Richard F. Ober, Jr.
Executive Vice President
3
