BALTIMORE BANCORP
10-Q, 1994-08-10
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



                                   FORM 10-Q


            [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the quarterly period ended                           Commission file number
June 30, 1994                                                            1-9821


           [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              BALTIMORE BANCORP
            ------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Maryland                                           52-1351635
- - -------------------------------                 -------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification
 incorporation or organization)                               Number)


             120 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland  21202
             -----------------------------------------------------
                   (Address of principal executive offices)


                                (410) 244-3360
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X   No
                                              ---    ---

     The number of shares  outstanding of Baltimore Bancorp common stock,  $5.00
par value, was 16,775,790 at July 31, 1994.

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                                BALTIMORE BANCORP
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                           PAGE

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1.Financial Statements

         Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at
          June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993                                 4

         Consolidated Statements of Income for the three month and six month
          periods ended June 30, 1994 and 1993                                5

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six
          month periods ended June 30, 1994 and 1993                          6

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                         7-8


  Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations                                        9-12


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION                                               13-14

  Item 1.Legal Proceedings

  Item 2.Changes in Securities

  Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities

  Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  Item 5.Other Information

  Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


SIGNATURES                                                                   15





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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited)
Baltimore Bancorp and Subsidiaries
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        June 30,     December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)                                                                      1994             1993
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>              <C>
Assets
 Cash and due from banks                                                                $ 32,393         $ 41,905
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements                      16,000           41,500
 Other short-term investments                                                                331           11,067
 Loans held for sale                                                                      72,692          167,336
 Available-for-sale securities                                                           600,299          542,196
 Loans:
   Real estate - construction - residential                                               84,443           78,585
                                  - commercial                                             9,254           15,672
   Real estate - first mortgage - residential                                             76,115           52,696
                                  - commercial                                           374,978          419,500
   Real estate - second mortgage and home equity                                         281,345          301,799
   Consumer installment                                                                  163,968          205,406
   Credit card                                                                           156,993          144,000
   Commercial                                                                             80,982           64,207
   Lease financing                                                                        57,108           73,673
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total loans                                                                            1,285,186        1,355,538
  Less: Allowance for possible loan losses                                                30,723           38,684
         Unearned income                                                                  35,044           47,093
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net loans                                                                              1,219,419        1,269,761
Premises and equipment, net                                                               30,667           31,013
Assets acquired in foreclosure                                                            40,253           47,852
Other assets                                                                              99,273           79,561
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                                         $ 2,111,327      $ 2,232,191
=================================================================================================================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
 Noninterest-bearing deposits                                                          $ 165,364        $ 169,714
 Interest-bearing deposits:
   Checking accounts                                                                     121,764          125,461
   Money market                                                                          471,800          497,665
   Savings                                                                               279,078          263,914
   Other time                                                                            829,147          887,983
   Brokered                                                                               11,450           12,418
   Jumbo certificates of deposit                                                           4,912            4,362
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total deposits                                                                        1,883,515        1,961,517
 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
   and other short-term borrowings                                                        30,121           60,980
 Long-term borrowings                                                                     17,075           18,246
 Accrued taxes, interest and other liabilities                                            29,706           29,163
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total liabilities                                                                     1,960,417        2,069,906
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
  Common  stock  ($5.00  par  value)  shares   authorized   50,000,000;   shares
   outstanding 16,775,790 at June 30, 1994, and 16,672,049
   at December 31, 1993                                                                   83,879           83,360
  Capital surplus                                                                         28,541           27,839
  Retained earnings                                                                       55,615           50,400
  Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities                                (17,125)             686
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                                               150,910          162,285
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                           $ 2,111,327      $ 2,232,191
=================================================================================================================
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Baltimore Bancorp and Subsidiaries
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Three Months                        Six Months
                                                                  Ended June 30,                      Ended    June 30,
                                                                  --------------                      -----------------
(Thousands of dollars, except per share data)                 1994               1993             1994             1993
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                       <C>                <C>              <C>              <C>
Interest Income
  Interest and fees on loans                              $ 28,484           $ 32,044         $ 57,456         $ 65,003
  Interest and dividends on securities:
    Taxable interest                                         8,493              8,544           15,970           16,347
    Interest exempt from federal income taxes                                       5                                27
  Other interest income                                      2,127              2,709            4,741            5,127
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total interest income                                     39,104             43,302           78,167           86,504
Interest Expense
  Interest on deposits                                      14,876             19,233           29,911           39,169
  Interest on securities sold under agreements to
    repurchase and other short-term borrowings                 331                 46              445               93
  Interest on long-term borrowings                             389                420              787              849
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total interest expense                                    15,596             19,699           31,143           40,111
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income                                         23,508             23,603           47,024           46,393
Provision for possible loan losses                           2,500              6,000            5,000           12,000
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income after provision for possible loan       21,008             17,603           42,024           34,393
  losses
Other Operating Income
  Service charges on deposit accounts                        1,418              1,726            2,839            3,548
  Mortgage banking income                                    6,055              6,631            9,068            9,192
  Gains on sale of available-for-sale securities                                                   526            6,101
  Gains on sale of investment securities                                          306                               361
  Other                                                      2,139              1,984            3,891            3,431
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total other operating income                               9,612             10,647           16,324           22,633
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Operating Expense
  Compensation and employee benefits                        10,629             11,850           22,817           22,139
  Net occupancy expense of premises                          2,298              2,122            4,582            4,203
  Equipment expense                                          1,687              2,297            3,426            4,568
  FDIC insurance                                             1,267              1,695            2,552            3,506
  Other real estate owned expense, net                         939              2,224            2,381            3,473
  Other                                                      7,243              5,176           12,648           11,345
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total other operating expense                             24,063             25,364           48,406           49,234
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                                   6,557              2,886            9,942            7,792
Income taxes                                                 2,180                238            3,055              264
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                 $ 4,377            $ 2,648          $ 6,887          $ 7,528
=======================================================================================================================
Earnings per share                                           $ .25              $ .18            $ .40            $ .52
=======================================================================================================================
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Baltimore Bancorp and Subsidiaries
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                                                                      June 30,
                                                                                             --------------------------
(Thousands of dollars)                                                                       1994                  1993
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>                   <C> 
Operating Activities
   Net income                                                                             $ 6,887               $ 7,528
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by (used for) operating activities:
       Provision for possible loan losses                                                   5,000                12,000
       Provision for depreciation and amortization                                          2,117                 2,093
       Amortization of purchased servicing                                                  1,361                 2,623
       Amortization of excess servicing                                                       286                   457
       Amortization of discount on securities                                                 224                   822
       Other amortization                                                                     151                   604
       Realized gain on available-for-sale securities                                        (526)               (6,101)
       Realized gain on investment securities                                                                      (361)
       Realized gain on sale of deposits                                                     (228)
       Realized gain on sale of servicing rights                                           (3,915)               (4,251)
       Contribution of common stock under 401(k) plan                                         109
       Decrease (increase) in other assets and liabilities                                   (208)                5,743
       Other                                                                                 (179)                 (165)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net cash provided by operating activities                                               11,079                20,992
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investing Activities
   Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities                                    75,517               233,541
   Principal repayments of available-for-sale securities                                   41,898                 8,522
   Purchase of available-for-sale securities                                             (202,608)              (57,668)
   Proceeds from sales of investment securities                                                                 191,026
   Maturities of investment securities                                                                          117,719
   Principal repayments of investment securities                                                                 72,065
   Purchase of investment securities                                                                           (511,576)
   Sales of mortgage loans held for sale                                                  466,710               504,053
   Originations of mortgage loans held for sale                                          (372,066)             (535,530)
   Proceeds from sale of servicing rights                                                     858                 2,522
   Purchase of servicing rights                                                            (8,286)               (4,272)
   Decrease in loans                                                                       52,995                87,403
   Purchase of premises and equipment                                                      (1,648)               (1,856)
   Other                                                                                      167                   105
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net cash provided by investing activities                                               53,537               106,054
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financing Activities
   Proceeds from sale of deposits                                                          18,552
   Net increase (decrease) in deposits, excluding deposits sold:
      Noninterest-bearing deposits                                                        (10,776)               43,790
      Interest-bearing deposits                                                           (85,550)             (193,725)
   Net decrease in securities sold under agreements to
      repurchase and other short-term borrowings                                          (30,859)               (2,519)
   Retirement of long-term borrowings                                                      (1,171)               (1,155)
   Cash dividends paid                                                                     (1,672)
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                   1,112                21,659
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net cash used for financing activities                                                (110,364)             (131,950)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                  (45,748)               (4,904)
   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                        94,472               109,976
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                            $ 48,724             $ 105,072
========================================================================================================================
Supplemental information:
   Interest paid                                                                         $ 30,732              $ 46,157
   Net income tax paid (refunded)                                                           2,030                (2,889)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noncash transactions:
   Assets acquired in foreclosure                                                         $ 6,468              $ 13,613
   Loans to facilitate sale of assets acquired in foreclosure                               1,320                 5,360
   Unrealized loss on valuation of available-for-sale securities                           17,811
   Reclassification of investment securities to loans                                                             4,974
========================================================================================================================
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
BALTIMORE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Thousands of dollars)



NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
notes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals)  considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three month and six month periods ended
June 30, 1994 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the year ending  December 31, 1994.  For further  information,  refer to the
consolidated   financial  statements  and  footnotes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.

NOTE B - AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES

Available-for-sale securities at June 30, 1994 are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          June 30, 1994
                                                ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Gross           Gross
                                                Amortized          Unrealized      Unrealized           Fair
                                                  Cost                Gains          Losses             Value
                                                ---------          ----------      ----------          -------
<S>                                              <C>                 <C>             <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury securities......................   $  55,047           $ -             $    876       $   54,171
Federal agency obligations....................      68,641                              4,262           64,379
Foreign government debt.......................       1,000                                               1,000
Mortgage-backed securities....................     485,754                             20,830          464,924
Other asset-backed securities.................      16,194                                369           15,825
                                                 ---------           ------          --------       ----------

Total available-for-sale securities...........   $ 626,636           $ -             $ 26,337       $  600,299
                                                 =========           ======          ========       ==========
</TABLE>


Available-for-sale securities at December 31, 1993 are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        December 31, 1993
                                                ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Gross           Gross
                                                Amortized          Unrealized      Unrealized           Fair
                                                  Cost                Gains          Losses             Value
                                                ---------          ----------      ----------          -------
<S>                                              <C>                 <C>             <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury securities......................   $   1,994                                          $    1,994
Federal agency obligations....................      75,071           $   53          $    267           74,857
Foreign government debt.......................       1,000                                               1,000
Mortgage-backed securities....................     452,564            1,593               328          453,829
Other asset-backed securities.................      10,512                5                 1           10,516
                                                 ---------           ------          --------       ----------

Total available-for-sale securities...........   $ 541,141           $1,651          $    596       $  542,196

                                                 =========           ======          ========       ==========
</TABLE>

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NOTE C - EARNINGS PER SHARE

  Earnings per share were  determined  based on the weighted  average  number of
common  shares  outstanding  for the period and the  assumed  exercise  of stock
options  using the  treasury  stock  method  to the  extent  that the  effect is
dilutive.  The weighted average number of shares  outstanding was 16,719,314 and
14,943,872   for  the  three  month  periods  ended  June  30,  1994  and  1993,
respectively, and 16,698,536 and 14,428,044 for the six month periods ended June
30, 1994 and 1993,  respectively.  The dilutive  effect of stock options was not
material.

NOTE D - LITIGATION

  Various  claims  and  lawsuits  are  pending   against  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries.  It is generally anticipated that final disposition of such claims
and  lawsuits  may not occur for  several  years.  Management,  after  reviewing
developments  with legal  counsel,  establishes  loss  contingency  reserves  as
considered necessary; however, no such reserves have been established as of June
30, 1994.  Although the amount of any ultimate  liability  with respect to legal
matters cannot be determined,  management is of the opinion that losses, if any,
resulting  from the settlement of current legal actions will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company.

  During 1993, the Company settled a lawsuit originally filed in 1990 by a class
of stockholders  against the Company and certain previous executive officers and
former directors relating to the rejection of a conditional  proposal to acquire
the Company made by Allied Irish Bank in 1990. The total  settlement paid by the
Company  amounted to $1,750 and was charged to other expense  during the quarter
ended March 31, 1993.

NOTE E - REGULATORY MATTERS

  In April 1994, the Company received  notification  that the Order to Cease and
Desist, which The Bank of Baltimore, the Company's principal subsidiary, entered
into with the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  and the  Maryland  Bank
Commissioner in July 1992, had been  terminated and that the Written  Agreement,
which the Company entered into with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the
Maryland Bank Commissioner in July 1992, had been terminated.

NOTE F - MERGER AGREEMENT

  On March 21,  1994,  the  Company  announced  the  execution  of a  definitive
Agreement  and Plan of Merger ("the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger")  with First
Fidelity  Bancorporation  ("FFB") and a wholly owned  subsidiary of FFB ("Merger
Sub"),  pursuant to which FFB will acquire all of the outstanding  shares of the
Company's  common stock in a merger of Merger Sub into the  Company,  which will
thereby  become  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of FFB.  Under  the  terms of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, holders of the Company's common stock will receive
$20.75 in cash for each of their shares.

  In connection with the acquisition,  the Company on March 22, 1994 granted FFB
an option to purchase 3,300,000 shares of the Company's common stock (subject to
adjustment  in  certain  events),   or  approximately  19.9%  of  the  Company's
outstanding  common stock,  at $19.31 per share (the average of the high and low
sales prices on March 22, 1994).  The option is  exercisable in the event of (i)
the  acquisition  by any  person  other than FFB or any of its  subsidiaries  of
ownership, control or the right to vote 25% or more of the Company's outstanding
common stock, or (ii) the Company or any of its  subsidiaries  entering into, or
the  board  of  directors   recommending  for  stockholder   approval,   certain
acquisition  transactions  with  any  person  other  than  FFB  or  any  of  its
subsidiaries.

  The  acquisition  of  the  Company  by  FFB  is  subject  to  various  closing
conditions,  including the receipt of all regulatory  approvals required for the
transaction and the approval of the transaction by the Company's stockholders at
a special  meeting.  The  acquisition  is  expected  to close  during the fourth
quarter of 1994.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

Earnings Review

  Net income of Baltimore Bancorp ("the Company") for the quarter ended June 30,
1994 was $4.4  million,  or $.25 per share,  as compared with net income of $2.6
million for the second  quarter of 1993,  or $.18 per share.  Year-to-date,  net
income for the six months ended June 30, 1994 amounted to $6.9 million,  or $.40
per share, as compared with net income of $7.5 million,  or $.52 per share,  for
the  corresponding  period in 1993.  For both the  first  half of 1994 and 1993,
return on average total assets was .64%.

  Net interest income.  Net interest income decreased  slightly to $23.5 million
in the second quarter of 1994 from $23.6 million in the same period of 1993. For
the first half of 1994,  net  interest  income  amounted  to $47.0  million,  as
compared  with  $46.4  million  for the  corresponding  period in 1993,  or a 1%
increase. While average earning assets declined 8% during both the three and six
month  periods  in 1994  compared  with 1993,  the net yield on average  earning
assets has risen 9% to 4.71% for the  second  quarter of 1994 from 4.34% for the
same  period in 1993 and has  increased  11% to 4.69% for the first half of 1994
from 4.24% for the same period in 1993. A $115.9 million,  or 65%,  reduction in
nonperforming assets since June 30, 1993 combined with the repayment at maturity
of $95.4  million  in high  cost  brokered  deposits  since  June 30,  1993 have
accounted  for  much of the  improvement  in the net  yield on  average  earning
assets.

  Provision for possible loan losses. The Company's  provision for possible loan
losses was $2.5 million for the second  quarter of 1994,  as compared  with $6.0
million for the second quarter of 1993. Year-to-date, the provision for possible
loan losses was $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1994, as compared
with  $12.0  million  for the same  period in 1993.  Net  charge-offs  were $5.5
million and $8.3 million for the second quarter of 1994 and 1993,  respectively,
and  $13.0  million  and  $19.6  million  for the  first  half of 1994 and 1993,
respectively.  The lower level of charge-offs in 1994 relates to the significant
reduction  in  nonperforming  loans over the past twelve  months.  Nonperforming
loans  dropped from $98.9  million at June 30, 1993 to $21.4 million at June 30,
1994.

  The current  provision for possible loan losses is not necessarily  indicative
of future  provisions.  Although the Company closely monitors the quality of its
loan portfolios, deterioration in the regional real estate market or the general
economy  could result in the Company  increasing  the  quarterly  provision  for
possible loan losses.

  Other operating income.  Other operating income decreased by 10% in the second
quarter of 1994 to $9.6 million from $10.6 million for the corresponding  period
in 1993.  Most of the decline  occurred in the  Company's  residential  mortgage
banking  business  where an  increase  in service fee income was offset by lower
production  and lower  profits on the sale of loans in  comparison  to the prior
year. The decrease was also partially  attributable  to 1993 gains on securities
sold while no such sales occurred in the second quarter of 1994.

  Year-to-date,  other operating  income amounted to $16.3 million for the first
half of 1994,  as compared  with $22.6 million for the same period in 1993, or a
28%  decrease.  The results for the first half of 1993  reflect  $6.5 million in
gains from the Company's  securities  portfolios,  as compared with $0.5 million
for the same period in 1994.

  Other operating expense. Other operating expense decreased by 5% in the second
quarter of 1994 to $24.1 million from $25.4 million for the corresponding period
in 1993.  Compensation  and employee  benefits  expense  decreased  largely as a
result of reduced employee  benefit expense and lower volume driven  commissions
in the Company's  residential  mortgage banking business where production levels
in the second  quarter of 1994, as compared with 1993,  declined with the market
rise in mortgage  interest rates. In comparison with the second quarter of 1993,
the Company in the second  quarter of 1994  experienced  decreases  in equipment
expense due to the  outsourcing of its data processing  operations  beginning in
late 1993 as well as in FDIC  insurance  expense due to lower deposits and lower
assessment  rates  resulting from the Company's  improved  financial  condition.
Other real estate owned  (OREO)  expense also  decreased as the  Company's  loss
exposure from its OREO holdings has stabilized.  Offsetting  these decreases was
an increase in other expense in the second quarter of 1994, as compared with the
same period in 1993,  largely  attributable  to higher  outside data  processing
services expense and higher  advertising  expense  associated with the Company's
retail operations.  Additionally, during the second quarter of 1994, the Company
settled a dispute with certain former  executives  involving the cancellation of
stock options.

  Year-to-date,  other operating expense amounted to $48.4 million for the first
half of 1994,  as compared  with $49.2 million for the same period in 1993, or a
2% decrease. Other expense for the first quarter of 1993 included a $1.8 million
charge for the settlement of a lawsuit filed in 1990 by a class of  stockholders
against  the  Company  and  certain  previous   executive  officers  and  former
directors.

  Income taxes.  Income taxes increased to $2.2 million in the second quarter of
1994 from $0.2 million for the corresponding  period in 1993. For the six months
ended June 30,  1994,  income  taxes were $3.1  million,  as compared  with $0.3
million for the first half of the prior year.  In 1993,  the Company  benefitted
from the use of net operating loss carryforwards to reduce federal income taxes.
These loss carryforwards are not available in 1994.


Capital and Liquidity

  Capital.  For the second quarter of 1994, the adjusted Tier 1 leverage capital
ratio  for the  Company's  principal  subsidiary,  The Bank of  Baltimore  ("the
Bank"),  reached 7.88%.  This represents an improvement over the Bank's leverage
capital ratio of 6.77% for the second quarter of 1993 and compares to a leverage
capital  ratio of 7.08% for the fourth  quarter of 1993.  At June 30, 1994,  the
Bank's Tier 1 risk-based  and Total  risk-based  capital  ratios were 10.83% and
12.09%,   respectively,    exceeding   the   regulatory   requirements   for   a
"well-capitalized"  bank of 6.00% and  10.00%,  respectively.  The Bank's Tier 1
risk-based and Total risk-based ratios were 8.93% and 10.20%,  respectively,  at
June 30, 1993 and 9.72% and 10.99%, respectively, at December 31, 1993.

  On a consolidated basis, the Company's ratio of stockholders'  equity to total
assets  declined to 7.15% at June 30, 1994,  as compared  with 7.27% at December
31, 1993.  This decrease  reflects the decline in market value,  since  year-end
1993, of the Company's  available-for-sale  securities which, effective December
31, 1993,  are being  accounted  for in accordance  with  Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 115 ("FASB 115"). The Company's ratio of stockholders'
equity to total  assets  excluding  the effect of FASB 115 was 7.96% at June 30,
1994, as compared with 6.75% a year earlier.  Capital ratios have improved since
the second quarter of 1993 as a result of profitable operations,  a reduction in
the Company's  assets and  significant new equity capital raised in 1993 through
the sale of common stock under a dividend  reinvestment and stock purchase plan.
The table below sets forth the relevant data and capital  ratios for the Company
and the Bank at June 30, 1994 and for the quarter then ended:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Baltimore       The Bank of
                                                                     Bancorp         Baltimore
                                                                    ---------       -----------
(Dollars in millions)
- - ---------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
Total assets - quarter-end                                          $ 2,111.3        $ 2,126.6
Total average assets - second quarter                                 2,157.2          2,154.3
Total risk-weighted assets                                            1,579.8          1,567.3

Stockholders' equity - quarter-end, excluding unrealized
   loss on available-for-sale securities                                168.0            169.7
     As a percent of total assets                                        7.96%            7.98%

Tier 1 capital
   As a percent of average assets (leverage ratio)                       7.79%            7.88%

Tier 1 risk-based capital
   As a percent of risk-weighted assets                                 10.64%           10.83%
   Required                                                              4.00%            4.00%

Total risk-based capital
   As a percent of risk-weighted assets                                 12.27%           12.09%
   Required                                                              8.00%            8.00%

</TABLE>

  Liquidity. The FDIC reviews the liquidity of insured financial institutions in
the  course  of its  examinations  but has no  specific  liquidity  requirement.
Insured  financial  institutions  are required by the FDIC to maintain  adequate
liquidity  as  measured  by  the  percentage  of  net  deposits  and  short-term
liabilities  represented  by net cash,  short-term and  marketable  assets.  The
Bank's  liquidity  ratio  under this  formula was 32% at June 30,  1994,  33% at
December 31, 1993 and 32% at June 30, 1993.  Management believes that the Bank's
liquidity is adequate.


Asset Quality

  Nonperforming  assets were $61.7  million at June 30, 1994,  as compared  with
$81.8 million reported at December 31, 1993 and $177.6 million at June 30, 1993.
The following table summarizes the year-to-date activity for 1994:

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Nonperforming
(Dollars in millions)                           Loans           OREO         Total
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>          <C> 
Balance, January 1, 1994                        $ 33.9         $ 47.9       $ 81.8

Additions                                          7.3                         7.3
Charge-offs/write-downs                           (9.9)          (1.1)       (11.0)
Resolutions/payments                              (3.4)         (13.0)       (16.4)
Transfers                                         (6.5)           6.5
                                                -----------------------------------
Balance, June 30, 1994                          $ 21.4         $ 40.3       $ 61.7
                                                -----------------------------------
</TABLE>

  The ratio of  nonperforming  assets to total assets improved in the first half
of 1994,  decreasing  to 2.92% at June 30, 1994 from 3.66% at December 31, 1993.
At June 30, 1993, the ratio of  nonperforming  assets to total assets was 7.70%.
Loans delinquent by more than 90 days increased by $2.0 million to $13.4 million
at June 30, 1994 from $11.4  million at December 31, 1993.  Management  believes
the allowance for possible loan losses of $30.7  million,  with a coverage ratio
of  nonperforming  loans at 143%, is adequate at June 30, 1994.  In  comparison,
coverage ratios were 114% at December 31, 1993 and 59% at June 30, 1993.

  Approximately 97% of the nonperforming  assets are secured by real estate, the
majority of which are  income-producing  properties,  and  approximately 84% are
located in the local  marketplace.  Deterioration  in the  regional  real estate
market or the general economy could result in additions to nonperforming  assets
and/or increased OREO expenses and loan loss provisions.


Changes in Financial Condition

  Total  assets at June 30, 1994 were $2.111  billion,  as compared  with $2.232
billion at December 31, 1993. 

  Loans held for sale at June 30,  1994 were  $72.7  million  as  compared  with
$167.3 million at December 31, 1993. The $94.6 million  decrease is attributable
to sales of residential mortgage loans exceeding production in the first half of
1994 as the refinancing trend slowed in response to a rise in interest rates.

  Available-for-sale securities at June 30, 1994 were $600.3 million as compared
with $542.2 million at December 31, 1993. The $58.1 million  increase is largely
due to the  investment  of  excess  cash  in  U.S.  Treasury  and  variable-rate
mortgage-backed securities.

  Loans, net of unearned  income,  decreased to $1.250 billion at June 30, 1994,
as compared with $1.308 billion at December 31, 1993, principally as a result of
loan  amortization  and  pay-offs.  The  reduction in consumer  loan  portfolios
reflects the significant refinancing of homeowners' first mortgage loans and the
concurrent  consolidation of consumer debt. In addition, the lack of significant
new  consumer  loan  demand  has  impacted  growth  in  loan  originations.  The
commercial  real estate loan  portfolio has decreased as a result of prepayments
as well as scheduled loan amortization.

  Deposits and  short-term  borrowings  decreased to $1.914  billion at June 30,
1994,  as compared  with $2.022  billion at December  31,  1993,  as  depositors
continued to seek better returns through  alternative  investments.  The Company
has responded to this market trend by further developing its investment services
business.

  Interest rate risk  management.  Managing the  Company's net interest  income,
which is the  primary  source of  earnings,  requires  information  on asset and
liability  repricings.  The  interest  sensitivity  position is a measure of the
relative  exposure of earnings to fluctuations in interest rates.  The Company's
Funds Management and Asset/Liability Management Committees monitor the projected
maturities of loans, investments,  deposits and borrowings with a computer model
that  simulates the dynamics of frequent  changes in interest rates and maturity
patterns.  Using the model as a guide, the committees  manage interest rate risk
by adjusting the size and maturity  characteristics of the loan,  investment and
available-for-sale   portfolios,   altering   the   composition   and   maturity
characteristics  of deposits and  borrowings,  and less  frequently,  by hedging
through the use of interest rate swaps and caps, options and futures contracts.

  The  following  table  summarizes  the  Company's  interest  rate  sensitivity
position at June 30, 1994 for five  different  time  periods  using a static gap
analysis:
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Period from June 30, 1994
                                                          in which assets/liabilities
                                                           are subject to repricing
                                              ------------------------------------------------
                                              0-90     91-180    181-365       1-5       Over
(Dollars in millions)                         Days      Days       Days       Years    5 Years
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Assets
  Short-term investments                      $ 16
  Available-for-sale securities                266      $ 29       $ 46       $ 183       $ 77
  Loans                                        665        28         57         295        205
  Other assets                                  84                                         160
                                            --------------------------------------------------
    Total assets                            $1,031      $ 57      $ 103       $ 478      $ 442
                                            ==================================================
Liabilities and Equity
  Noninterest-bearing deposits (1)           $ 165
  Savings and money market accounts (1)        873
  Other interest-bearing deposits              328     $ 248       $ 99       $ 154       $ 16
  Borrowed funds                                30                    1                     16
  Other liabilities                                                                         30
  Stockholders' equity                                                                     151
                                            --------------------------------------------------
    Total liabilities and equity            $1,396     $ 248      $ 100       $ 154      $ 213
                                            ==================================================
Interest Sensitivity Gap
  Amount for period                         $ (365)    $(191)       $ 3       $ 324      $ 229
  Cumulative amount                           (365)     (556)      (553)       (229)
  Cumulative percent of assets              (17.3%)   (26.3%)    (26.2%)     (10.8%)
</TABLE>

(1)  Noninterest-bearing  deposits and savings and money market accounts,  taken
together,  include  $444  million in the 0-90 days  category  which the  Company
considers to be long-term  core deposits in the  management of its interest rate
sensitivity.


  A static gap repricing  report provides an indication of interest rate risk at
a point in time,  and is but one tool used for the  management  of interest rate
risk. In assigning assets and liabilities to these periods, assumptions are made
with regard to  prepayments  of loans and mortgage  backed  securities  based on
historical trends.  While this table shows the opportunity to reprice assets and
liabilities, it does not reflect the fact that all interest rates do not move in
equal increments.  For example,  consumer deposit rates typically lag changes in
market interest rates.

<PAGE>
PART II -  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings - See Note D to the Consolidated Financial
           Statements.

Item 2.    Changes in Securities - None.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

           (a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Baltimore  Bancorp was held
               on April 27, 1994.

           (b) Not applicable.

           (c) Other matters voted upon:

                                                                
               (1) The following persons were elected as directors at the Annual
                   Meeting for three year terms until the 1997 Annual Meeting:

                                                                    Against or
                   Nominee                           For             Withheld
                   ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Rose M. Cernak                 14,952,364         152,824
                   Edwin F. Hale, Sr.             14,958,230         146,958
                   R. Andrew Larkin, Jr.          14,962,341         142,847
                   Robert A. Pascal               14,958,147         147,041
                   G. Gregory Russell             14,962,436         142,752

                     
                (2) An amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as to a
                    grant of an option on October 13,  1993 to each  nonemployee
                    director of the  Company to purchase 5,000 shares of  common
                    stock was approved by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting
                    as follows:

                    For                                   13,694,660
                    Against or withheld                    1,168,152
                    Abstain                                  242,376
 

           (d) Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information - None.

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a) Exhibits

               (11) Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.

           (b) Reports on Form 8-K - None.

<PAGE>

                               BALTIMORE BANCORP

Exhibit 11 - Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  
                                                                                      Three Months                  Six Months
                                                                                     Ended June 30,                Ended June 30,
                                                                                  ---------------------        ---------------------
(Thousand of dollars, except per share data)                                        1994          1993          1994           1993
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>
PRIMARY:
Average shares outstanding                                                        16,719        14,944        16,699         14,428
Net effect of the assumed exercise of stock options - based on treasury                                                          
stock method (1)                                                                     559           103           523             91
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                             17,278        15,047        17,222         14,519
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                                       $ 4,377       $ 2,648       $ 6,887        $ 7,528
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings per share                                                                 $ .25         $ .18         $ .40          $ .52
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FULLY DILUTED:
Average shares outstanding                                                        16,719        14,944        16,699         14,428
Net effect of the assumed exercise of stock option - based on
treasury stock method (2)                                                            568           146           568            130
Assumed conversion of Debentures (3)                                                 200           200           200            200
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                             17,487        15,290        17,467         14,758
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                                       $ 4,377       $ 2,648       $ 6,887        $ 7,528
Interest on Debentures, net of income tax effect (3)                                  55            55           109            109
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income, as adjusted                                                          $ 4,432       $ 2,703       $ 6,996        $ 7,637
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings per share                                                                 $ .25         $ .18         $ .40          $ .52
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1)     Using average market price.

(2)     Using the higher of the average market price or the ending price.

(3)     The Company's 6.75% Convertible  Subordinated Debentures are included in
        the  calculation  of fully  diluted  earnings  per  share.  The  10.875%
        Subordinated Capital Notes are not common stock equivalents for purposes
        of computing earnings per share.


<PAGE>
                                   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.


                                                BALTIMORE BANCORP



August 10, 1994                                 /s/ Edwin F. Hale, Sr.       
                                                --------------------------
                                                    Edwin F. Hale, Sr.
                                                    Chairman of the Board and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer




August 10, 1994                                 /s/ Joseph A. Cicero 
                                                ---------------------
                                                    Joseph A. Cicero
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer






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