Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 10, 2019

MELROSE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	001-36702	47-0967316
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

638 Main Street, Melrose, Massachusetts			02176
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 665-2500

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 10, 2019, the Board of Directors of Melrose Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") declared an annual cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.34 per share. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of January 29, 2019 and is expected to be paid on or about February 14, 2019.

A copy of the press release dated January 11, 2019 giving details associated with the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.

(c)	Shell Company Transactions. Not Applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.

	Exhibit No .	Description

	99.1	Press Release, dated January 11, 2019

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.