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 2130, 2015

ATHENS BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Tennessee	001-34534	27-0920126
(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File No. )	(I. R. S. Employer Identification No. )
106 Washington Avenue, Athens, Tennessee		37303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


106 Washington Avenue, Athens, Tennessee		37303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(423) 745-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Condition

On October 21 30, 2015, ~~the Board of Directors of~~ Athens Bancshares Corporation ~~(the “Company”) elected Raymond A. Grant (age 59) to serve as a Director of the Company. He has been named to serve on the Compensation Committee~~, ~~Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and~~ the ~~Audit~~holding ~~Committee~~company offor ~~the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Grant was also elected to serve as a Director of~~ Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association ~~(the “Bank”)~~, ~~the~~announced ~~wholly-owned~~its ~~bank~~financial ~~subsidiary~~results offor the ~~Company.~~three Heand ~~has~~nine ~~been~~months ~~named~~ended ~~to serve on the Compensation Committee~~September 30, ~~Nominating~~2015. ~~and~~The ~~Corporate~~press ~~Governance~~release ~~Committee~~announcing ~~and~~ the ~~Audit~~ ~~Committee~~financial ofresults ~~the~~is furnished ~~Bank’s~~as ~~Board~~Exhibit of99.1 ~~Directors~~herewith.

Item 59.0301 ~~Amendments~~Financial toStatements ~~Articles~~and ~~of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.~~Exhibits

Effective October 21, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the director age limitation provision contained in Article II, Section 17 of the Company’s Bylaws to increase the age limit from 70 years of age to 73 years of age. As amended, Article II, Section 17 reads in its entirety as follows:


(d)	Exhibits

	Number	Description
	99. 1	Press release dated October 30, 2015

~~“SECTION~~SIGNATURES ~~17. Age Limitation.~~

NoPursuant ~~person seventy-three (73) years of age or older shall be eligible for election, reelection, appointment or reappointment~~ to the ~~Board~~requirements of ~~Directors.~~ ~~No person shall serve as a director beyond~~ the ~~annual~~Securities ~~meeting~~Exchange ofAct ~~shareholders immediately following such person becoming seventy-three (73) years~~ of ~~age; provided~~1934, ~~however, such person may serve~~ the ~~remainder~~registrant ofhas ~~his~~duly orcaused ~~her unexpired term. The provisions of~~ this ~~Section~~report 17to dobe ~~not~~signed ~~apply~~on toits anbehalf ~~advisory~~by the orundersigned, ~~honorary~~hereunto ~~director~~duly authorized.”

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.

ATHENS BANCSHARES CORPORATION

Date: November 2, 2015

/s/ Michael R. Hutsell

Michael R. Hutsell

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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