Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

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): August 29, 2023

KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

United States	0-51176	61-1484858
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

655 Main Street, Hazard, Kentucky		41702
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(502) 223-1638

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		KFFB		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 5.02

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

(b) On August 29, 2023, R. Clay Hulette notified Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (the “Company”) that effective January 2, 2024, he is retiring from his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and his position as Frankfort Area President of its subsidiary First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky. Following his retirement, Mr. Hulette will remain a director of First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky. Mr. Hulette’s retirement is not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Hulette’s retirement from the Company and its subsidiary First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated September 1, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP

Date: September 1, 2023	By:	/s/ Don D. Jennings
		Don D. Jennings
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 99.1

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

Hazard, Frankfort, Danville and Lancaster, Kentucky

For Immediate Release September 1, 2023

Contact:

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

Don Jennings, President

Clay Hulette, Vice President

(502) 223-1638

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp Announces Retirement of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (Nasdaq: KFFB) the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard, Kentucky and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, announced that R. Clay Hulette has notified Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (the “Company”) that effective January 2, 2024, he is retiring from his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and his position as Frankfort Area President of its subsidiary First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky. Mr. Hulette’s retirement is not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company. Following his retirement, Mr. Hulette will remain a member of the board of directors of First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky.

This press release may contain statements that are forward-looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors including, but not limited to, real estate values, the impact of interest rates on financing, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the business of the Company and the ability of First Federal MHC to waive dividends and changes in the securities markets. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is the parent company of First Federal Savings and Loan Association, which operates one banking office in Hazard, Kentucky and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, which operates six banking offices in Kentucky, including three in Frankfort, two in Danville, and one in Lancaster. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol KFFB. At June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately 8,086,715 shares outstanding of which approximately 58.5% was held by First Federal MHC.

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