Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
October 28, 2009 | |||
MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania |
000-50448 |
38-3686388 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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300 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ |
08054 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code |
(888) 479-9111 | |||
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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(1) |
To approve the amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Registrant’s stock that may be subject to grants made under the Equity Plan to any individual during any calendar year from 100,000 shares to 200,000 shares, and the Equity Plan as so amended. A copy of Amendment 2009-1 to the Marlin Business Services
Corp. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. |
(2) |
To approve the amendment to the Equity Plan to allow a one-time stock option exchange program for the Registrant’s employees. A copy of Amendment 2009-2 to the Marlin Business Services Corp. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated by reference herein. |
(3) |
To approve the amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock that may be subject to grants made under the Equity Plan to any individual during the 2010 calendar year to 300,000 shares if the option exchange program is approved, and the Equity Plan as so amended. A copy
of Amendment 2009-3 to the Marlin Business Services Corp. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated by reference herein |