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
 
April 17, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
0-26366
23-2812193
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Ident. No.)
 
732 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania
19072
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(610) 668-4700
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On April 17, 2013, the board of directors of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. ("Royal") revised the date of Royal’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders to June 19, 2013.  The date of the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders had previously been disclosed as May 15, 2013.  Royal presently expects to distribute proxy materials relating to the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders on or about May 20, 2013.  At the meeting, Royal currently expects to present certain proposals to Royal’s shareholders intended to facilitate the participation by Royal in any auction of its outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock previously issued to the United States Department of Treasury in February 2009 in connection with the TARP Capital Purchase Program.

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.
 
 
ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
 
       
Dated:  April 19, 2013
 By:
 
/s/ Robert A. Kuehl
 
   
Robert A. Kuehl
 
   
Chief Administrative Officer
 
 
 
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