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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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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):                October 20, 2003

 

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MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland		0-5127		52-0898572
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Two Hopkins Plaza, P.O. Box 1477, Baltimore, Maryland 21203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(410) 237-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On October 20, 2003, Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Mercantile”), announced that Alexander T. Mason will join the company as Vice Chairman upon his retirement from Deutsche Bank at the end of this month.

 

The press release issued by Mercantile is included as Exhibit 99 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, and Exhibits.

 

(c)    Exhibits.

 

99    Press Release

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

				Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (Registrant)
Date:    October 20, 2003				By:    /s/ Terry L. Troupe
				Terry L. Troupe
				Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Press Release

 

 

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