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): January 3, 2007

FEDERAL TRUST CORPORATION


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida

 

000-23449

 

59-2935028


 


 


(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

Commission
File Number

 

(I.R.S. Employer
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 January 3, 2007, Federal Trust Corporation announced the resignation of George W. Foster 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 0.01).



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:  January 3, 2007

 

Federal Trust Corporation

 


 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory E. Smith

 

 


 

 

Gregory E. Smith

 

 

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(407) 323-1833