UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2005
Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maine (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-24715 (Commission File Number) | 01-0471507 (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 last report)
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:
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Item 5.02 (b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Consistent with the Company’s corporate governance practices, which provide that each director shall retire from the Board of Directors no later than the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders following his or her 70th birthday, Robert E. Knowles will not stand for re-election as a director of the Company and will retire at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2005.
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.
By: /s/ Deborah A. Jordan
Edwin N. Clift
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 7, 2005