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) April 26, 2004
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
(Registrants 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.
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: MRBK), a Maryland corporation (the Company), today announced that its Board of Directors has determined that a significant majority, 14 of the 18 members of the Board, are independent under the Nasdaq Rules.
The Board of Directors of the Company determined, based on its review of director independence, that each of the following directors is independent under Nasdaq Rule 4200: Cynthia A. Archer, R. Carl Benna, William R. Brody, M.D., Eddie C. Brown, George L. Bunting, Jr., Anthony W. Deering, Darrell D. Friedman, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Jenny G. Morgan, Morton B. Plant, Christian H. Poindexter, Clayton S. Rose, James L. Shea and Donald J. Shepard. Moreover, each of the five members of the Boards Audit Committee, the four members of the Boards Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the five members of the Boards Compensation Committee are independent under by the listing standards of the Nasdaq National Market.
The above information was disclosed by the Company in a press release on April 26, 2004 which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, and Exhibits.
(c) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press Release, dated as of April 26, 2004, issued by Mercantile Bankshares Corporation |
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: April 26, 2004 | By: | /s/ Terry L. Troupe | ||
Terry L. Troupe | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release |