~~SECURITIES~~UNITED ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 __________________~~ 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~~Pursuant ofto ~~report~~Section ~~(Date~~13 or 15(d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported) April~~Exchange ~~18,~~Act ~~2001~~ of 1934

BANCORP CONNECTICUT, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

August 15, 2002

(Date of earliest event reported)


Bancorp Connecticut, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	34-0-25158	06-1394443

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



121 Main Street, Southington, CT		06489

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)



(860) 628-0351

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Not Applicable

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

Delaware 34-0-25158 06-1394443
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

121 Main Street, Southington, Connecticut	06489
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Bancorp Connecticut, Inc. announced the approval and adoption by its shareholders of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 10, 2002, between Banknorth Group, Inc. and Bancorp Connecticut, Inc. at its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday, August 15, 2002. As previously announced on April 11, 2002, Bancorp Connecticut, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Banknorth Group, Inc., based in Portland, Maine, for $28.00 in cash per share. All regulatory approvals for the merger have been received. The transaction is expected to close on August 31, 2002. Immediately following the merger, Bancorp Connecticut, Inc.'s banking subsidiary, Southington Savings Bank, will be merged into Banknorth Group, Inc.'s banking subsidiary, Banknorth, N.A.

~~Registrant's~~ For ~~Telephone~~additional ~~Number~~information, ~~Including~~reference ~~Area~~is ~~Code~~made ~~(860)~~to ~~628-0351~~the press release dated August 15, 2002, which is included in Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated hereby by reference.

~~(Former~~Item ~~Name~~7. Financial orStatements ~~Former~~and ~~Address, if Changed Since Last Report)~~Exhibits

~~ITEM~~(a) ~~5. Other~~Not ~~Events~~applicable (b) Not applicable (c) The following exhibits are included with this Report:

On April 18, 2001, the share buyback program adopted by the Registrant on April 19, 2000 terminated. Pursuant to that program, the Registrant purchased 101,000 shares of its outstanding shares of common stock, or 1.9% of its outstanding shares as of April 19, 2000 and April 18, 2001.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 15, 2002

On April 18, 2001, the Registrant's Board of Directors voted to authorize a new share buyback program of up to 10% of the Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock over the next year. Purchases will be made from time to time in the open market and through private transactions. The timing and amount of these transactions, to be funded through available corporate funds, will depend upon market conditions and corporate requirements. Shares repurchased will be held in treasury for general corporate purposes including reissue to satisfy the exercise of outstanding stock options. As of March 31, 2001, the Registrant had 5,145,744 shares outstanding.* * *

The press release included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference contains forward-looking statements by Bancorp Connecticut, Inc. (the "Company") that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southington Savings Bank (the "Bank") to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including consummation of the acquisition of the Company by Banknorth Group, Inc., any projections of earnings, revenues, or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services, or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; statements of belief and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above include the general risks associated with the delivery of financial products and services, fluctuating investment returns, rapid technological changes, competition, as well as other risks that are described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligations to update these forward-looking statements.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Bancorp Connecticut, Inc.
	BANCORP CONNECTICUT, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: August 15, 2002	By: /s/ Robert D. Morton
Date: April 19, 2001	/s/ Phillip J. Mucha Phillip J. Mucha Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer/Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)
	Name:	Robert D. Morton
	Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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