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):
May 26, 2010
RAINIER
PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington
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000-50362
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87-0700148
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1498
Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
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98402
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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:
(253) 926-4000
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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.
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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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Item 1.03 Bankruptcy or
Receivership
On May
26, 2010, Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. (“Company”), pursuant to a
resolution of its board of directors, filed a Petition for Receivership and
Dissolution in the Superior Court of Pierce County, Washington, pursuant to
Title 7, Chapter 7.60 of the Revised Code of Washington under case number
10-2-09666-9. The court appointed William Beecher as the
receiver. The Company was the holding company for Rainier Pacific
Savings Bank, which was closed by the Washington Department of Financial
Institutions and placed into receivership on February 26, 2010 by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation. The purpose of the receivership to is
to marshal the assets of the Company, preserve the Company assets, pay just
claims of creditors in an orderly fashion, and wind down and dissolve the
Company. A copy of the Order of Appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the
exhibit index.
99.1
Order Appointing
Receiver of Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. dated May 26,
2010
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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RAINIER PACIFIC
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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Date: June
2, 2010
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/s/ John A.
Hall
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John A.
Hall
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President and Chief
Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive
Officer)
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