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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 ________________________________________
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
________________________________________ 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
001-35542
(Commission File Number)
________________________________________
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________________________ 
Pennsylvania
 
27-2290659
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1015 Penn Avenue
Suite 103
Wyomissing PA 19610
(Address of principal executive offices)
(610) 933-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Voting Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock, Series D, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock, Series E, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock, Series F, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” "accelerated filer," “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One): 
Large accelerated filer
 
x
Accelerated filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
¨
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $833,232,801 as of June 30, 2018, based upon the closing price quoted on the New York Stock Exchange for such date. Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded because such persons may under certain circumstances be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of executive officer or affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
On February 22, 2019, 31,080,573 shares of common stock were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report.
 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 ("2018 Form 10-K/A") is being filed to amend Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 1, 2019 ("Original 2018 Form 10-K"). The purpose of this 2018 Form 10-K/A is to refile Exhibits 10.22 through 10.32, inclusive, which were filed with the Original 2018 Form 10-K, to transition to the recently adopted changes to the requirements set forth in Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K permitting registrants to omit confidential information from material contracts filed pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K without the need to submit a confidential treatment request to the SEC. The confidential information omitted from Exhibits 10.22 through 10.32 (i) is not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed. Certain  changes have been made to the exhibits to conform to the new requirements.  In addition, certain changes have been made to the Exhibit Index included in Part IV, Item 15 "Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules" to remove the reference stating "Confidential treatment has been requested for certain information contained in this document. Such information has been omitted and filed separately with the SEC" and replace that reference with "Certain identified information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed."

In addition, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), new certifications by Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith as exhibits to this 2018 Form 10-K/A pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. These certifications are attached to this 2018 Form 10-K/A as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. Because no financial statements have been included in this 2018 Form 10-K/A and this 2018 Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Additionally, we are not including the certificate under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as no financial statements are being filed with this 2018 Form 10-K/A.

This 2018 Form 10-K/A is an exhibit-only filing. Except as expressly noted herein, this 2018 Form 10-K/A does not modify or update in any way the financial statements or disclosures made, or any exhibits included or incorporated by reference, in the Original 2018 Form 10-K and does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original 2018 Form 10-K. This 2018 Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original 2018 Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Item 15.
 

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PART IV
Item 15    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
1. Consolidated Financial Statements
Customers' Consolidated Financial Statements required to be filed as part of the Original 2018 Form 10-K and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm were filed as Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data in the Original 2018 Form 10-K.
(b)
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is either not applicable, not required or is shown in the respective financial statements or in the notes thereto.
(c)
Exhibits
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index below filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 
 
2.1
 
 
 
 
2.2
 
 
 
 
2.3
 
 
 
 
2.4
  
 
 
 
2.5
  
 
 
 
2.6
 
 
 
 
3.1
  
 
 
 
3.2
 
 
 
 
3.3
 
 
 
 
3.4
 
 
 
 
3.5
 
 
 
 
3.6
 
 
 
 
3.7
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit
No.
 
Description
4.1
 
 
 
4.2
 
 
 
4.3
 
 
 
4.4
 
 
 
4.5
 
 
 
4.6
  
 
 
 
4.7
  
 
 
 
4.8
  
 
 
 
4.9
  
 
 
4.10
 
 
 
 
10.1+
 
 
 
 
10.2+
 
 
 
10.3+
 
 
 
10.4+
 
 
 
10.5+
 
 
 
10.6+
 
 
 
 
10.7+
 
 
 
10.8+
 
 
 
10.9+
 
 
 

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Exhibit
No.
 
Description
10.10+
 
 
 
10.11+
 
 
 
 
10.12+
 
 
 
10.13+
 
 
 
 
10.14+
 
 
 
 
10.15+
 
 
 
 
10.16+
 
 
 
 
10.17
 
 
 
 
10.18
 
 
 
 
10.19+
 
 
 
 
10.20+
 
 
 
 
10.21+
 
 
 
 
10.22*
 
 
 
 
10.23*
 
 
 
 
10.24*
 
 
 
 
10.25*
 
 
 
 
10.26*
 
 
 
 
10.27*
 
 
 
 
10.28*
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit
No.
 
Description
10.29*
 
 
 
 
10.30*
 
 
 
 
10.31*
 
 
 
 
10.32*
 
 
 
 
10.33+
 
 
 
 
10.34**
 
 
 
 
21.1
 
 
 
23.1**
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
32.1***
 
 
 
32.2***
 
 
 
101**
 
Interactive Data Files regarding (a) Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, (b) Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (c) Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (d) Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (e) Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and (f) Notes to Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
 
 
 
+
 
Management Contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
 
 
*
 
Certain identified information has been excluded from this Exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.
 
 
 
**
 
Filed as an exhibit to the Original 2018 Form 10-K
 
 
 
***
 
Furnished as an exhibit to the Original 2018 Form 10-K

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Customers Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
 
April 24, 2019
By:
 
/s/ Jay S. Sidhu
 
Name:
 
Jay S. Sidhu
 
Title:
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Customers Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
 
April 24, 2019
By:
 
/s/ Carla A. Leibold
 
Name:
 
Carla A. Leibold
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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