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 (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2012

 

Solera National Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

319 S. Sheridan Blvd.

Lakewood, CO 80226

303-209-8600

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

 

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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o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.02.          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 20, 2012, the Board of Directors of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Solera National Bank (the “Bank”), adopted the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, (the “Plan”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.  Under the terms of the Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, and/or stock appreciation rights to eligible persons, including officers and directors of the Company.  The Plan reserves 250,000 shares of common stock of the Company for issuance under awards granted pursuant to the Plan and does not terminate or amend the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.1		2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

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.

 

	Solera National Bancorp, Inc.
		(Registrant)
Date: September 24, 2012	By:	/s/ Robert J. Fenton
	Name:	Robert J. Fenton
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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