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): May 27, 2015

Howard Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

001-35489

20-3735949

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6011 University Boulevard, Suite 370, Ellicott City, Maryland

21043

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (410) 750-0020

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 7-Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Howard Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to be held on May 27, 2015, management of the Registrant will give a presentation that includes recent information about the Registrant and its subsidiary Howard Bank.  Attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report is a series of slides that management will present at the annual meeting.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1      Slide presentation dated May 27, 2015


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.

HOWARD BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George C. Coffman

Name:

George C. Coffman

Date:

May 27, 2015

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer