UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

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):  March 14,  2019



LAKE SHORE BANCORP, inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



31 East Fourth Street, Dunkirk, NY 14048

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 366-4070



Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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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).

Emerging growth company ☐ 



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. ☐

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Item 8.01Other Events.



 On March 7,  2019, Lake Shore, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company of Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), received notice of the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia to waive its right to receive dividends paid by the Company during the twelve months ending February 6,  2020, up to $0.12 per share on a quarterly basis.



It is expected that the MHC will waive dividends declared by the Company during the twelve months ending February 6,  2020, except to the extent dividends are needed to fund the MHC’s continuing operations. Lake Shore, MHC, which owns 60.6% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 7,  2019 has elected to waive its right to receive the dividend to be paid on March 15,  2019.







































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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.









Date: March 14,  2019













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