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) December 29, 2000
FIRST MARINER BANCORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Maryland 000-21815 521834860
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1801 South Clinton Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
(Address of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 342-2600
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5. Other Event.
On December 29, 2000, First Mariner Bancorp (the "Registrant") received
additional capital of $1.5 million, which was raised in a private placement of
400,315 restricted shares of the Registrant's common stock, at a price of
$3.8375 per share, the average market price per share for the five days prior to
the offering. The participants in the private placement included a number of the
Registrant's directors and executive officers.
Further information regarding the private placement is set forth in the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Form
8-K by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated January 3, 2001 announcing the private
placement.
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.
FIRST MARINER BANCORP
Date: January 4, 2001 By:/s/Joseph A. Cicero
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Joseph A. Cicero
President and Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated January 3, 2001 announcing the private placement.
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