form8k1027.htm

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2010 (October 28, 2010)
 
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BANCORP RHODE ISLAND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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Rhode Island
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
                         333-33182                            05-0509802
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
One Turks Head Place, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(401) 456-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 
 
 

 
Item 2.02.              Results of Operation and Financial Condition
 
On October 28, 2010, Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release in which it disclosed unaudited financial information related to 2010 third quarter consolidated earnings.  The Company also announced that the Board had approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to 19¢ per share.  A copy of the press release relating to such announcement, dated October 28, 2010, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
 
Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)           Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.                      Exhibit
 
99.1
Press Release dated October 28, 2010
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  BANCORP RHODE ISLAND, INC.  
       
Date  October 28, 2010
By:
/s/  Linda H. Simmons  
    Linda H. Simmons  
    Chief Financial Officer