8-K

1895 BANCORP OF WISCONSIN, INC.

DATE: March 3, 2021

/s/ Richard B. Hurd

Richard B. Hurd

Chief Executive Officer

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): March 2, 2021

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Federal	001-38778	83-3078306
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7001 West Edgerton Avenue, Greenfield, Wisconsin		53220
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 421-8200

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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, par value $0.01 per share

BCOW

The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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

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. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events

On March 2, 2021, the Boards of Directors of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, MHC (the “Mutual Holding Company”), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (the “Company”) and PyraMax Bank, FSB (the “Bank”) each adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization of the Mutual Holding Company (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Mutual Holding Company will undertake a “second-step” conversion and cease to exist. The Bank will reorganize from a two-tier mutual holding company structure to a fully public stock holding company structure. The Mutual Holding Company currently owns approximately 56.2% of the shares of common stock of the Company.

Pursuant to the Plan, (i) the Bank will become a wholly owned subsidiary of a Maryland stock corporation (the “New Holding Company”), (ii) the shares of common stock of the Company held by persons other than the Mutual Holding Company (whose shares will be canceled) will be converted into shares of common stock of the New Holding Company pursuant to an exchange ratio designed to preserve the percentage ownership interests of such persons (excluding shares purchased in the stock offering described below and cash received in lieu of fractional shares, and as adjusted to reflect certain assets held by the Mutual Holding Company), and (iii) the New Holding Company will offer and sell shares of common stock representing the ownership interest of the Mutual Holding Company in a subscription offering. The Plan is subject to regulatory approval as well as the approval of the members of the Mutual Holding Company (depositors of the Bank) and the Company’s stockholders (including the approval of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock held by persons other than the Mutual Holding Company).

Shares not subscribed for in the subscription offering would be available for sale in a community offering and, if necessary, in a syndicated community offering. The number and price of shares to be sold in the offering and the exchange ratio for current stockholders of the Company will be based on an independent appraisal.

The foregoing summary of the Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company announced the adoption of the Plan in a press release dated March 2, 2021. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not Applicable.

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Not Applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

2.1		Plan of Conversion and Reorganization of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, MHC dated March 2, 2021

99.1		Press Release dated March 2, 2021

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.