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 12, 2013

 

STANDARD FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-34893

 

27-3100949

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2640 Monroeville Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania

 

15146

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  412-856-0363

 

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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 8.01

Other Events

 

The Company announced on March 12, 2013 that the Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 341,000 shares, or approximately 10%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  The stock repurchase program may be carried out through open market purchases, block trades, negotiated private transactions and pursuant to a trading plan that will be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the SEC’s rules.  The stock will be repurchased on an ongoing basis and will be subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital and the Company’s financial performance. However, the repurchase program will only become effective at the time that the Company has completed the purchase of authorized shares available for repurchase under the currently effective repurchase program.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

(a)

 

Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

 

 

 

(b)

 

Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

 

 

 

(c)

 

Shell company transactions: Not Applicable.

 

 

 

(d)

 

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

 

 

 

 

 

99.1 Press release dated March 12, 2013

 

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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.

 

 

STANDARD FINANCIAL CORP.

 

 

 

 

DATE: March 12, 2013

By:

/s/ Timothy K. Zimmerman

 

 

Timothy K. Zimmerman

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated March 12, 2013

 

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