Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 31, 2012, BCB Bancorp, Inc. closed a private placement of Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, resulting in gross proceeds of $8.65 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other documents filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired: None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None
(c) Shell company transactions: None
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release dated January 3, 2013

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