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
21, 2008
FIRST
MARINER BANCORP
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
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Maryland
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000-21815
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52-1834860
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(State
or other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
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of
incorporation)
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No.)
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1501
S. Clinton 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
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communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
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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))
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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
October 21, 2008, First Mariner Bancorp (the “Registrant”) issued a press
release reporting its financial results for the third quarter ended September
30, 2008. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and
is
incorporated by reference into Item 2.02.
The
information contained in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not
be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press
release dated October 21, 2008 (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:
October 23, 2008
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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
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated October 21, 2008 (furnished
herewith)
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