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 report): August ~~July 27~~24, 2021

Severn Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	0-49731	52-1726127
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)


200 Westgate Circle, Suite 200, Annapolis, Maryland		21401
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

410-260-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if change since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	TradingSymbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	SVBI	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

~~Item~~On 2August 24, 2021, Severn Bancorp, Inc.02 ~~Results~~issued a press release announcing that the Board of ~~Operations~~Directors declared a cash dividend of five cents ($0.05) per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2021. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and ~~Financial~~hereby ~~Condition~~incorporated by reference.

OnItem ~~July 27, 2021 Severn Bancorp, Inc~~9.01 ~~issued~~Financial aStatements ~~press~~and ~~release announcing financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.~~Exhibits


(d)	Exhibits:

99.1	Press Release of Severn Bancorp, Inc., dated August 24, 2021 announcing a cash dividend.

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~

~~(d) Exhibits:~~Signatures

~~99.1 Press~~Pursuant ~~Release~~to the requirements of ~~Severn~~the ~~Bancorp,~~Securities ~~Inc.,~~Exchange ~~dated~~Act ~~July~~of 271934, ~~2021~~the ~~announcing~~Registrant ~~financial~~has ~~results~~duly ~~for~~caused ~~the~~this ~~period~~report ~~ended~~to ~~June~~be ~~30,~~signed ~~2021~~on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Severn Bancorp, Inc.

Dated: August 24, 2021	By:	/s/Vance W. Adkins
		Vance W. Adkins
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

~~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.

	Severn Bancorp, Inc.
Dated: July 27, 2021	By:	/s/Vance W. Adkins
		Vance W. Adkins
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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