Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors;Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of CertainOfficers.

(b) Departure of Director.

Effective January 15, 2009, Howard Friedman resigned from the Board of Directors of First Mariner Bancorp. Mr. Friedman's other commitments require him to travel frequently and he believes that this will limit the usefulness of his further service to the Board.