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 29, 2017

BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

As announced earlier this year, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (“BMBC), the parent company of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (“BMT”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated January 30, 2017, with Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“RBPI”), the parent company of Royal Bank America (“RBA”), pursuant to which RBPI will merge with and into BMBC (the “Merger”), and thereafter RBA will be merged with and into BMT. The purpose of this communication is to provide an update on the Merger, which remains subject to customary closing conditions. At this time, the Merger has been approved by RBPI shareholders and by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, one of two required bank regulatory agencies. The closing of the Merger is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2017, pending receipt of final regulatory approval.

Forward-looking Statements

This filing contains statements which, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections as well as statements regarding BMBC’s future plans, objectives, performance, revenues, growth, profits, operating expenses or BMBC’s underlying assumptions. The words “may,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “likely,” “possibly,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “indicate,” “estimate,” “target,” “potentially,” “promising,” “probably,” “outlook,” “predict,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “plan,” “forecast,” “project,” “are optimistic,” “are looking,” “are looking forward” and “believe” or other similar words and phrases may identify forward-looking statements. Persons reading this filing are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and that BMBC’s actual future results or performance may be materially different.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results, events or developments, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed, implied or anticipated by such forward-looking statements, and our business and financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In addition to factors previously disclosed in BMBC’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), such factors include, among others, that required regulatory approvals are not obtained or other closing conditions are not satisfied in a timely manner or at all; that prior to the completion of the transaction or thereafter, BMBC’s and RBPI’s respective businesses may not perform as expected due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; that the parties are unable to successfully implement integration strategies; reputational risks and the reaction of the companies’ customers to the transaction; diversion of management time on merger-related issues; the integration of acquired business with BMBC may take longer than anticipated or be more costly to complete and that the anticipated benefits, including any anticipated cost savings or strategic gains may be significantly harder to achieve or take longer than anticipated or may not be achieved. All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. BMBC does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

For a complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly or other reports subsequently filed with the SEC.

Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed merger transaction, BMBC has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-4, file number 333-216995, that includes a Proxy Statement of RBPI, and a Prospectus of BMBC, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders are urged to read the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the Merger and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information.

A free copy of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about BMBC and RBPI, may be obtained at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

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 thereunto duly authorized.