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): September 4, 2007
SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 000-23904 04-3061936
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 Slade's Ferry Avenue, PO Box 390, Somerset, Massachusetts 02726
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 675-2121
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) On September 4, 2007, Slade's Ferry Bancorp (the "Company") was informed
of the death of director William J. Sullivan, who passed away that day.
Mr. Sullivan served as director of the Company since 1985, including
years of service on the Board of Directors of Slade's Ferry Trust
Company, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. He served on the
Company's Executive Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Sullivan
will be greatly missed.
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.
SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Mary Lynn D. Lenz
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Name: Mary Lynn D. Lenz
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: September 10, 2007