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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
Effective on April 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of Severn Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws (Article II, Section 2) to allow the Board of Directors to choose the date to hold an annual meeting of shareholders. This bylaw amendment will allow the Company to conduct annual meetings of shareholders no later than one year after the end of its fiscal year as permitted by Nasdaq Continued Listing Standards. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company are filed hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Severn Bancorp, Inc., dated as of April 27, 2021 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101) |
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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.
| Severn Bancorp, Inc. | ||
| Dated: April 30, 2021 | By: | /s/Vance W. Adkins |
| Vance W. Adkins | ||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||