<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001403475-17-000056.txt : 20171020
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20171019192442
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001403475-17-000056
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171019
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171020
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171019

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bank of Marin Bancorp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001403475
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				208859754
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33572
		FILM NUMBER:		171145666

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		504 REDWOOD BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
		CITY:			NOVATO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94947
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-763-7781

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		504 REDWOOD BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
		CITY:			NOVATO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94947
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<div><a name="s270E73EF8F355C43A43A5BE1108D217D"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C.&#160;&#160;20549</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font 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(the &#8220;Bank&#8221;), Paul Parshall, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Parshall v. Bank of Napa, N.A.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">, Case No. 3:17-cv-05773-RS (N.D. Cal. filed Oct. 6, 2017), alleging that the Bank and its directors violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), 15 U.S.C. &#167;&#160;78n(a), and Securities &amp; Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. &#167;&#160;240.14a-9, promulgated thereunder, in connection with a Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by Bank of Marin Bancorp (&#8220;Marin&#8221;) with the SEC on September 15, 2017 (&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), addressing a proposed merger of the Bank with Marin&#8217;s wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Marin, previously announced on July 31, 2017.&#160; Marin and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Marin, are named as defendants in the suit.  Plaintiff alleges that the Bank and its directors failed to disclose in the Registration Statement (1) &#8220;information regarding the [Bank]&#8217;s financial projections, Marin&#8217;s financial projections, and the analyses performed by the [Bank]&#8217;s financial advisor, Sandler O&#8217;Neill &amp; Partners, L.P. 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