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): September
22, 2009
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
of
incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
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:
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INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item
7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On
September 22, 2009, representatives of First Mariner Bancorp (the “Company”)
were interviewed by reporters from The Baltimore Sun and disclosed that (i) the
Company is currently negotiating with an undisclosed purchaser to sell the
Company’s interest in its consumer finance company subsidiary, Mariner Finance,
LLC, for approximately $10 million, half of what analysts expected the price to
be six months ago, (ii) there is significant uncertainty with respect to the
deal conditions and other terms such that the ultimate terms may not be as
favorable to the Company as it had hoped, and (iii) there can be no assurance
that the transaction will be consummated.
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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Date:
September 25, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Mark
A. Keidel |
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Mark
A. Keidel |
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President/Chief
Operating Officer
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