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
18, 2005
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
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Maryland
(State
or other Jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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000-21815
(Commission
File Number)
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52-1834860
(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
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o
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o
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o
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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 18, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release reporting its financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 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
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Press
release dated October 18, 2005 (furnished
herewith)
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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
19, 2005 |
By: |
/s/
Joseph A. Cicero |
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Joseph
A. Cicero
President and Chief Operating
Officer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit
Number |
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Description
of Exhibit |
| 99.1 |
|
Press release dated October 18, 2005
(furnished herewith) |