Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PAUL RONALD D
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EAGLE BANCORP INC [EGBN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President/CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4416 EAST WEST HWY, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2013
(Street)

BETHESDA, MD 20814		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 7.3803 1,167,987 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 7.3964 1,168,604 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   620 A $ 8.0689 1,169,224 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 7.3588 1,169,841 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 7.7461 1,170,458 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   620 A $ 8.1764 1,171,078 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 9.3384 1,171,695 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   617 A $ 9.2523 1,172,312 D (1)  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   M   620 A $ 9.5051 1,172,932 D (1)  
Common Stock               281,126 I Third party trustee f/b/o family members (PIT)
Common Stock               161,396 I Third party trustee f/b/o family members (HDT)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 7.3803 03/06/2013   M     617 04/30/2003 04/30/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 7.3964 03/06/2013   M     617 05/31/2003 05/31/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 8.0689 03/06/2013   M     620 06/30/2003 06/30/2013 Common Stock 620 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 7.3588 03/06/2013   M     617 07/31/2003 07/31/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 7.7461 03/06/2013   M     617 08/31/2003 08/31/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 8.1764 03/06/2013   M     620 09/30/2003 09/30/2013 Common Stock 620 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 9.3384 03/06/2013   M     617 10/31/2003 10/31/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 9.2523 03/06/2013   M     617 11/30/2003 11/30/2013 Common Stock 617 $ 0 0 D  
1999 Plan Stock Option $ 9.5051 03/06/2013   M     620 12/31/2003 12/31/2013 Common Stock 620 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PAUL RONALD D
4416 EAST WEST HWY
SUITE 300
BETHESDA, MD 20814		   X     President/CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Ronald D. Paul   03/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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