Form 8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): September 22, 2004

 

 

CORNERSTONE BANCORP, INC. /CT

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Connecticut   0-25465   06-1524044

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

550 Summer Street, Stamford, CT   06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 356-0111

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Form 8-K, Current Report

Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc.

 

Section 8. Other Events

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On September 22, 2004, Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a Press Release announcing the declaration of the Third quarter 2004 cash dividend.

 

Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Index
        Page
99.1   Press Release dated September 22, 2004    3

 

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 hereto duly authorized.

 

Dated: September 22, 2004

  

CORNERSTONE BANCORP, INC.

   

By

  

/s/ James P. Jakubek

       

James P. Jakubek

       

Executive Vice President

 

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