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UNITED STATES
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): January 21, 2020
 
Howard Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
Maryland
 
001-35489
 
20-3735949
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
3301 Boston Street
Baltimore, Maryland
 
21224
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 750-0020
 
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:
 
☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
HBMD
Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐





Item  2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
  
On January 21, 2020, Howard Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”), the parent company of Howard Bank, issued a press release relating to its financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three month and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 23, 2020, representatives of the Registrant will host a conference call and give a presentation that includes financial and other information about the Registrant’s financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three month and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2019. The slide presentation that the representatives of the Registrant will make on the conference call and make use of at meetings with investors and analysts in the future is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The instructions for obtaining access to the conference call are included in the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.2            Slide presentation


 
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. 
 
 
HOWARD BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ George C. Coffman
 
 
Name: George C. Coffman
Date: January 21, 2020
Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief
 
          Financial Officer