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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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)

July 25, 2011


Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


Delaware

0-11595

03-0287342

(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of
Incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

275 Kennedy Drive
So. Burlington, Vermont
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

05403
(Zip Code)


(802) 658-3400

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition


The following information is furnished under Item 2.02 – “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


On July 25, 2011 Merchants Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


(c).

The following exhibits are included with this Report:


 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated July 25, 2011



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.


 

MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

Date:

  July 26, 2011

 

/s/ Janet P. Spitler

 

 

 

Janet P. Spitler
Treasurer & CFO



Exhibit 99.1