Evans Bancorp, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   December 18, 2007

Evans Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
New York 0-18539 161332767
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
14 North Main Street, Angola, New York   14006
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   716-926-2000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Mr. LaVerne G. Hall, director of Evans Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") resigned his position effective December 31, 2007. Mr. Hall has served as director of the Company since 1981. He served on the following board committees: Planning Committee (Chairman), Human Resource Committee and Stock Option and Long-Term Incentive Plan Committee. These committee vacancies will be filled through the appointment of other current independent directors. Mr. Hall also resigned as a director of Evans National Bank, also effective December 31, 2007. Mr. Hall will serve as director emeritus of the Company for a period of one year from the effective date of his resignation, as an honorary board member, Mr. Hall may attend board meetings but he will not have any authority to vote or receive compensation.





Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) The Board of Directors of the Company amended Section 203 of the Company’s Bylaws, effective December 18, 2007, so as to provide directors with the opportunity to cure any reduction in the value of a director’s qualifying shares during such director’s term in office, provided, that, at the time an individual becomes a director, he/she owns in his/her own right not less than $10,000 aggregate market value of Evans Bancorp stock.

The summary of changes to the Bylaws set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws of Evans Bancorp, Inc., a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3(ii).





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

3(ii) Bylaws of Evans Bancorp, as amended to December 18, 2007





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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Evans Bancorp, Inc.
          
December 26, 2007   By:   David J Nasca
       
        Name: David J Nasca
        Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
3.ii
  Bylaws of Evans Bancorp, as amended to December 18, 2007