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 30, 2019
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.) |
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| 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)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 30, 2019, representatives of Howard Bancorp, Inc. (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 year ended December 31, 2018. Attached, as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference is a series of slides that the representatives will present at such meeting.
The information in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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, 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
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. | |
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| By: | /s/ George C. Coffman | |
| | Name:
| George C. Coffman | |
Date: January 30, 2019
| Title:
| Executive Vice President and Chief | |
| | | Financial Officer
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