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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 26, 1997
OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN 0-12216 38-1986608
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification no.)
incorporation)
ONE VANDENBERG CENTER
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (616) 771-5000
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 26, 1997, Old Kent Financial Corporation issued the
press release attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND
EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits:
99 Press Release dated August 26, 1997.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 26, 1997 OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /S/ ALBERT T. POTAS
Albert T. Potas
Senior Vice President
and Controller
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EXHIBIT NUMBER DOCUMENT
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99 Press Release dated August 26, 1997.
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: AUGUST 26, 1997
CONTACT: TANYA BERG
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
(616) 771-4364
OLD KENT NAMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - David J. Wagner, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, announced that
the Board of Directors has appointed William L. Sanders Senior Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
In making the announcement, Wagner said, "Mr. Sanders will be a
significant addition to Old Kent and a key member of our senior management
committee. We look forward to the financial expertise and broad strategic
perspective he brings to our organization."
Mr. Sanders, a certified public accountant, has extensive experience
in financial services and joins Old Kent from Bank Plus Corporation in Los
Angeles, California. He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer at Bank Plus since 1995. Mr. Sanders served from 1992 to
1994 as Executive Vice President and CFO for H.F. Ahmanson & Company (Home
Savings of America), with $50 billion in assets, one of the largest savings
institution in America and the fifth largest in the world. In addition,
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Mr. Sander's career includes being the CFO and Treasurer of an insurance
and real estate conglomerate. Prior to that, he spent seventeen years in
public accounting, including working in the commercial bank specialty area
of KMPG Peat Marwick in St. Louis and as Director of the Financial
Industries Group of Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles.
Mr. Sanders is an active member of AICPA and serves on the Board of
Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena. A native of Lansing,
Michigan, he received both his bachelors and masters degrees in Psychology
from Southern Illinois University.
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