UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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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 4, 2010
RELIANCE
BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Missouri
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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000-52588
(File
Number)Commission
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43-1823071
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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10401
Clayton Road
Frontenac,
Missouri
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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63131
(Zip
Code)
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(314)
569-7200
(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
provisions:
□ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
□ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
□ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
□ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On May 4,
2010, Fortis M. Lawder’s term as a member of the Board of Directors of Reliance
Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) was completed, as well as his term as a member
of all committees of the Board of Directors of the Company in which Mr. Lawder
had been appointed to serve. Mr. Lawder, age 82, had been on the
Board of Directors since the Company’s inception and elected to not pursue
another term on the Board of Directors for personal reasons and there was no
disagreement or dispute between Mr. Lawder and the Company. Mr.
Lawder will remain as Director Emeritus for the Company and on the Board of
Directors for the Company’s subsidiary, Reliance Bank.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of
businesses acquired.
Not
applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial
information.
Not
applicable.
(c) Shell company
transactions.
Not
applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
None.
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: May
4, 2010
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RELIANCE
BANCSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Dale E. Oberkfell
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Name:
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Dale
E. Oberkfell
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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