UNITED STATES
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 4, 2011
TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 1-34403 | 26-4674701 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||
| 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 2200, Honolulu, Hawaii | 96813 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (808) 946-1400
Not Applicable
(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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 4, 2011, the board of directors of Territorial Bancorp Inc. declared a dividend of $0.09 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 1, 2011 to stockholders of record as of August 18, 2011. A copy of the press release announcing the declaration is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press release dated August 4, 2011 | |
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| Territorial Bancorp Inc. | ||||||||
| DATE: August 4, 2011 | By: | /s/ VERNON HIRATA | ||||||
| Vernon Hirata Vice Chairman, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | ||||||||