UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2010
FIRST MARINER BANCORP
(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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1501 S. Clinton Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 342-2600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)The annual meeting of the shareholders of First Mariner Bancorp (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2010.
(b)The matters considered and voted on by the shareholders at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders were as follows:
1.The following individuals were elected as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote:
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Name
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Shares
Voted For
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Votes Withheld
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George H. Mantakos
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10,618,968
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185,657
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Michael R. Watson
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10,581,129
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223,496
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Hector Torres
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10,576,240
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228,385
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Gregory A. Devou
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10,570,342
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234,283
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The following individual was elected as director, for a one-year term, by the following vote:
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Name
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Shares
Voted For
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Votes Withheld
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Mark A. Keidel
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10,635,829
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168,796
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There were 2,542,564 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
2.An amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to authorize a class of blank check preferred stock, consisting of 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.05 per share, was approved by shareholders by the following vote:
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Shares Voted For
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Shares Voted Against
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Abstentions
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9,901,789
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759,901
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142,935
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There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
3.The appointment of Stegman & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified by the shareholders by the following vote:
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Shares Voted For
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Shares Voted Against
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Abstentions
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13,247,211
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99,978
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78,316
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There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
The proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 100,000,000 was not presented for a vote at the annual meeting.
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.
| FIRST MARINER BANCORP | |||
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Date: June 7, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Mark A. Keidel | |
| Mark A. Keidel | |||
| President and Chief Operating Officer | |||