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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2023

 

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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. ☐

 

 

As previously disclosed, on May 24, 2023, the stockholders of NSTS Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the NSTS Bancorp, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock-based awards to officers, employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, including North Shore Trust and Savings (the “Bank”). A description of the material terms of the Equity Plan is contained in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 24, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2023.

 

On June 15, 2023, the Company granted restricted stock and stock option awards pursuant to the Equity Plan to certain executive officers and directors of the Company and the Bank, as follows:

 

 

 

 

Shares of restricted stock vest ratably over five years at a rate of 20% per year on the anniversary of the grant date.

 

Stock options vest ratably over five years at a rate of 20% per year on the anniversary of the grant date.

 

Each restricted stock award and stock option award granted under the Equity Plan is evidenced by an award agreement between the recipient and the Company. Attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.2, respectively, are the forms of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Stock Option Grant Notice under the Equity Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.