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): March 31, 1998
DIME FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-17494 06-1237470
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
95 Barnes Road, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
(Address of principal executive offices)
(203) 269-8881
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On March 31, 1998, Dime Financial Corporation (the "Company") entered
into a merger agreement with HUBCO, Inc. (as previously reported in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997).
In light of such agreement, on March 31, 1998, the Board of Directors of
the Company voted to indefinitely postpone the Annual Meeting of the
Company's shareholders, which previously had been scheduled to be held on
April 29, 1998. On April 9, 1998, notice of such postponement was mailed
to the shareholders of the Company.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) The following Exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Notice of Postponement of 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of Dime Financial Corporation, dated April 9, 1998.
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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.
DIME FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated: April 9, 1998 By: /s/ Richard H. Dionne
Name: Richard H. Dionne
Title: President and CEO
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Notice of Postponement of 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Dime Financial Corporation, dated April 9, 1998.
EXHIBIT 99
DIME FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF DIME FINANCIAL CORPORATION:
We recently mailed you a notice of annual meeting of shareholders and proxy
statement notifying you that the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Dime
Financial Corporation would be held at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 29, 1998.
Notice is hereby given that, in light of the signing of the merger agreement
with HUBCO, Inc., which has been reported in Dime Financial Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Dime Financial Corporation has been postponed
indefinitely.
BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
/s/ Eleanor M. Tolla
Eleanor M. Tolla
Corporate Secretary
April 9, 1998
