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: June 21, 2018

(Date of Earliest event reported)

FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Commission File No.)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

Effective June 21, 2018, the Board of Directors of First Northern Community Bancorp (the "Company") unanimously adopted a resolution approving the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws, revising Section 22 to permit an exemption for a director of the Company to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent, nominee, or attorney of a bank service company as defined in the Bank Service Company Act, 12 U.S.C., Section 1861-1867(c), upon a two-thirds (2/3's) vote of the Board of Directors of the Company.

The foregoing information is a summary of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Northern Community Bancorp, and does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

3.1  Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Northern Community Bancorp

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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