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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): December 18, 2007


FEDERAL TRUST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida
000-23449
59-2935028
(State or other jurisdiction
Commission File Number
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)

312 West First Street
  Sanford, Florida 32771
(address of principal executive offices)

(407) 323-1833
(Registrant’s telephone number, including areas code)


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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 20, 2007, Federal Trust Corporation announced the resignation of James V. Suskiewich from the Company Board of Directors.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is being furnished with this Report:

99.1  Press release (solely furnished and not filed for purposes of Item 5.02).

 
SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Date: December 20, 2007
 
     
 
Federal Trust Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Gregory E. Smith
 
Gregory E. Smith
 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(407) 323-1833