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): November 11, 2004
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SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Connecticut 0-49784 06-1609692
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
215 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 782-1100
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 1--Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On November 9, 2004, James S. Brownstein, Esq. accepted the appointment
of the Board of Directors of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") to
serve as a director on the Board. Attorney Brownstein was appointed to fill the
vacancy on the Board resulting from the July, 2004 resignation of Mr. G. Leon
Jacobs. Attorney Brownstein has previously served and continues to serve as a
director of the Bank of Southern Connecticut, the Connecticut-chartered bank for
which Bancorp is the holding company, and his record of attention to the
business of the Bank and qualifications to serve as a director for Bancorp are
well known to the Board. A copy of the press release announcing the election of
Attorney Brownstein to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 5.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section. The information set forth in Item 5.02 and in
Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. dated
November 16, 2004, reporting the appointment of James S.
Brownstein, Esq. to the Board of Directors of Southern
Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
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.
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.
By:/S/ Michael M. Ciaburri
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Name: Michael M. Ciaburri
Title: Director, President & Chief Operating Officer
Date: November 16, 2004