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):
October
13, 2009
Central
Pacific Financial Corp.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Hawaii
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0-10777
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99-0212597
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Number)
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Identification
No.
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220
South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
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96813
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(808)
544-0500
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area 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:
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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
Denis K.
Isono has been promoted and appointed as Vice Chair and Chief Operations Officer
of Central Pacific Financial Corp. (“CPF”) and Central Pacific Bank (“CPB”)
effective as of October 13, 2009. Mr. Isono, age 58, has been the
Executive Vice President, Operations and Services for CPF and CPB since
September 2004 and was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
for CPB from May 2002 to September 2004. Mr. Isono’s annual base
salary has been increased from $211,500 to $250,000. Other elements
of his compensation and benefits package have remained unchanged.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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Central
Pacific Financial Corp.
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(Registrant)
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Date: October
14, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Dean K. Hirata |
| Dean K. Hirata | ||
| Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer |