SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 25, 2011

 

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

0-25923

 

52-2061461

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission file number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Number)

 

7815 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland  20814

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  301.986.1800

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02.                                         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e)                                 On August 25, 2011, Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), approved the payment of cash bonuses for the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the table below.

 

Name

 

Title

 

Amount

 

James H. Langmead

 

EVP and CFO — Company and Bank

 

$

58,938

 

Thomas D. Murphy

 

President — Community Banking

 

$

98,265

 

Ronald D. Paul

 

President and CEO — Company and Bank

 

$

799,348

 

Susan G. Riel

 

EVP — Company; SEVP & COO — Bank

 

$

184,801

 

Janice L. Williams

 

EVP & Chief Credit Officer — Bank

 

$

33,280

 

 

In making the awards, the Compensation Committee considered information provided by its independent compensation consultant

 

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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.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Ronald D. Paul

 

 

Ronald D. Paul, President and CEO

 

 

 

 

Dated: August 29, 2011

 

 

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