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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): November 5, 2009
PATAPSCO BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 0-28032 52-1951797
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1301 Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk, Maryland 21222
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 285-1010
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Not applicable
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(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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
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APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
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CERTAIN OFFICERS.
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(b) On November 5, 2009, Douglas H. Ludwig notified Patapsco Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company") that, effective immediately, he was retiring from the Boards of
Directors of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Patapsco Bank.
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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.
PATAPSCO BANCORP, INC.
Date: November 6, 2009 By: /s/ Michael J. Dee
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Michael J. Dee
President and Chief Executive Officer