Unassociated Document
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) July
18, 2006
FIRST
MARINER BANCORP
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Maryland
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000-21815
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52-1834860
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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3301
Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (410)
342-2600
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address of Registrant, if changed since last report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
July
18, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release reporting its financial results
for the period ended June 30, 2006. A copy of this press release is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into Item
2.02.
The
information in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On
July 18, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized a
stock repurchase plan that
mirrors the plan that recently expired. The new plan provides
for the purchase, from time to time, of up to an aggregate of 300,000 shares
of
the Company's common stock in either open market or private transactions. The
size and timing of these purchases will depend on price, market and business
conditions and other factors. The plan will
expire on July 18, 2008.
The
information provided in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K
is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
in
any filing of the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth
by
specific reference
in any such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press
release dated July 18, 2006 (furnished herewith)
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.
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FIRST
MARINER BANCORP
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Date:
July 19, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Joseph A. Cicero
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Joseph
A. Cicero
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President
and Chief Operating
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
release dated July 18, 2006 (furnished herewith)
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