UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): February 1, 2016
Bay Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 000-23090 | 52-1660951 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 7151 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD | 21046 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(410) 737-7401
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 1, 2016, Bay Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), Hopkins Bancorp, Inc. (“Hopkins”), and Alvin M. Lapidus amended their previously-announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2015 (the “Parent Merger Agreement”), to increase, from $400,000 to $625,000, the aggregate amount of all bonuses that Hopkins and its affiliated companies may, subject to any required regulatory approval, pay to their directors and employees prior to the merger of Hopkins with and into the Company. The other material terms of the Parent Merger Agreement were summarized in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2015. A copy of the parties’ First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2016, is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1.
Item 2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued a press release describing its financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in 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 incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are listed in the Exhibit Index which immediately follows the signatures hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| | BAY BANCORP, INC. | |
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| Dated: February 1, 2016 | By: | /s/ Joseph J. Thomas | |
| | | Joseph J. Thomas | |
| | | President & CEO | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 2.1 | First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2016, |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated February 1, 2016 (furnished herewith) |
