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): July 9, 2003
MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-5127 | 52-0898572 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Two Hopkins Plaza, P.O. Box 1477, Baltimore, Maryland 21203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(410) 237-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5. | Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure |
This is an optional filing made to disclose the event reported below. It is not a filing required by Regulation FD.
On July 9, 2003, Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Mercantile”), announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has approved the application by Mercantile to merge with F&M Bancorp. The Federal Reserve Board also approved the application by F&M Bancorp’s bank subsidiary, Farmers & Mechanics Bank, to merge with Fredericktown Bank & Trust Company, a Bankshares subsidiary. Mercantile and F&M Bancorp previously announced the proposed merger on March 13, 2003. The merger is subject to approval by stockholders of F&M Bancorp and by state bank regulators.
The press release issued by Mercantile is included as Exhibit 99 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements, and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99 | Press Release | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: July 9, 2003 | By: | /s/ TERRY L. TROUPE | ||||||
| Terry L. Troupe Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | Press Release | |
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