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): December 17,
2007
Marlin
Business Services Corp.
(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in charter)
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Pennsylvania
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000-50448
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38-3686388
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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300
Fellowship Road
Mt.
Laurel, NJ 08054
(Address
of
principal executive offices)
(888)
479-9111
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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
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Item
5.03 Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
On
December
17, 2007, Marlin Business Services Corp. (the “Company”) filed an amendment (the
“Articles Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
Marlin Business Services Corp. (the “Articles”) with the Secretary of State of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to permit the issuance and transfer of both
certificated and uncertificated shares of capital stock. The Articles Amendment
amends the Articles by adding a provision to comply with new rules enacted
by
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, which require eligibility for a “direct
registration program” by January 1, 2008. The Articles Amendment, as
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, was effective upon filing with the
Secretary of State. A copy of the Articles Amendment is attached hereto as
Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
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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.
Dated: December
17, 2007
MARLIN
BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Registrant)
/s/
Daniel P. Dyer
Daniel
P.
Dyer
Chief
Executive Officer
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
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