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
February 20, 1997
(Date of earliest event reported)
NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-14550 06-1116165
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Post Office Box 130, Old Windsor Mall, Windsor, Connecticut 06095
(Address of principal executive offices)
(860) 683-4612
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Form 8-K, Current Report
New England Community Bancorp, Inc.
Commission File No. 0-14550
Item 5. Other Events.
a.) Other Events
New England Community Bancorp, Inc. ("NECB") announced on February 20, 1997
that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday May 20, 1997 at
10:00 a.m. at La Rennaissance, 53 Prospect Hill Road (Route 5), East Windsor,
Connecticut. NECB's Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March
31, 1997 as the record date for determination of shareholders entitled to notice
of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
In accordance with NECB's Bylaw's, shareholders who wish to present business
at the Annual Meeting or to nominate directors are required to give timely
written notice, containing the information specified in the Bylaws, to the
Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, such shareholder's notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of NECB
not less than sixty (60) days and no more than ninety (90) days prior to the
date of the Annual Meeting.
Date: February 24, 1997 NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/_______________________________
Anson C. Hall
Vice President and Treasurer
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