UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BONDROFF, BARRY B.
FIRST MARINER BANCORP
1801 S. CLINTON STREET
BALTIMORE, MD 21224
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MARINER BANCORP
FMAR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
OCTOBER 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicalbe Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK |10/23/|P | |725 |A |$16.50 | |D | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCK |10/23/|P | |200 |A |$17.00 | (1) |I |By Son
|97 | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCK |10/23/|P | |200 |A |$17.00 |12,360 (1) |I |By Son
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held
by his son, and this report shall not be deemed and admission that the
reporting person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of
Section 16 or for any other purpose.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ BARRY B. BONDROFF
DATE
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
