UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 15, 2010
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 16, 2010
Monroe Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana	000-31951	35-1594017
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
210 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana		47408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(812) 336-0201
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

xo Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 85.0107. ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 1516, 2010, Monroe Bancorp (“Monroe”) ~~and~~held ~~Old National Bancorp (“Old National”) jointly issued~~ a ~~press~~Special ~~release~~Meeting ~~announcing the receipt~~ of ~~regulatory approvals from the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to Monroe’s pending merger with Old National~~Shareholders. A ~~copy~~total of 4,854,481 ~~the~~shares ~~press~~were ~~release~~present isin ~~filed~~person asor ~~Exhibit~~by ~~99.1~~proxy ~~and~~at ~~incorporated~~the ~~by reference herein~~meeting.

At the Special Meeting, the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Monroe and Old National Bancorp dated October 5, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), and the merger contemplated thereby (the “Merger”), received the following votes:

	Votes For	4,599,393
	Votes Against	238,910
	Abstentions	16,178
	Broker Non-Votes	0

As a result, the Merger Agreement and the Merger received a favorable vote of at least a majority of Monroe’s outstanding shares and were approved by Monroe’s shareholders.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 16, 2010, Monroe issued a press release announcing that, at a special shareholders’ meeting held on that date, its shareholders approved the Merger of Monroe with and into Old National Bancorp. The press release also noted that the Merger is expected to close on January 1, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1		~~Joint~~ Press Release dated December 1516, 2010

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 hereto duly authorized.

Date: December 15, 2010	MONROE BANCORP
Date: December 16, 2010	MONROE BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Mark D. Bradford
		Mark D. Bradford, President and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Joint~~ Press Release dated December 1516, 2010

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