Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc. - Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (DEFA14A)
December 11 2007 - 12:55PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December
11, 2007
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GREAT
LAKES BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14879
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94-3078031
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2421
Main Street, Buffalo, New York
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14214
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (716)
961-1900
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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On
December 11, 2007, First Niagara Bank mailed letters to Greater Buffalo Savings
Bank’s customers relating to customer account conversions that will result from
the pending merger with First Niagara and financial services provided by First
Niagara. Samples of the letters are included as an exhibit to this
report.
As
previously reported, on September 10, 2007 First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.,
the holding company for First Niagara Bank, and Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc.,
the
holding company for Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, jointly announced that they
had entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger under which Great
Lakes will merge into First Niagara. It is expected that the acquisition will
be
completed in the first quarter of 2008.
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Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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99.1
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Customer
letters.
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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.
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GREAT
LAKES BANCORP, INC.
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Date:
December 11, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Michael J. Rogers
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Michael
J. Rogers
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
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