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): July 18, 2003
Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maine | | 000-24715 | | 01-0471507 |
(State or other
jurisdiction of
in Company) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
201 Main Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 942-4800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since 1st report)
Items 1 through 6 and 8. Not Applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
No financial statements are required to be filed as part of this Report. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued by Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc. on July 18, 2003, furnished in accordance with Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Earnings Release, dated July 18, 2003
The following information is furnished under this Item 9 solely in satisfaction of Item 12, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”
On July 18, 2003, the Company announced its earnings for the second quarter of the 2003 fiscal year. A copy of the press release dated July 18, 2003, describing second quarter earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 10-11. Not applicable.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
See Item 9 – “Earnings Release, dated July 18, 2003,” per SEC Release 33-8216, March 27, 2003.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Edwin N. Clift | |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: July 23, 2003 | | | | | |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued by Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc. on July 18, 2003, furnished in accordance with Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
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