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) April
19, 2005
FIRST
MARINER BANCORP
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
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Maryland |
000-21815 |
52-1834860 |
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(State
or other Jurisdiction |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
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of
incorporation) |
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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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
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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 April
19, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release reporting its financial results
for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. 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
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
Press
release dated April 19, 2005 (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: April 20,
2005 |
By: |
/s/ Joseph A.
Cicero |
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Joseph A. Cicero
President and
Chief Operating Officer |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
Press release dated April 19, 2005 (furnished
herewith) |