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): April 23, 2009
SUPERIOR
BANCORP
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
State or
Other
Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
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0-25033
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63-1201350
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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17
North 20th
Street, Birmingham, Alabama
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35203
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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Zip
Code)
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(205)
327-1400
(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:
o 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
communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 — Corporate Governance
and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers.
On April
23, 2009, the Board of Directors of Superior Bancorp, acting on the
recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the
Board, appointed Thomas E. (Wyn) Dobbs, Jr. to serve as a director of Superior
Bancorp and its subsidiary, Superior Bank, for a term expiring at the 2010
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Superior Bancorp. Mr. Dobbs
was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors.
Section 7 — Regulation
FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On April
28, 2009, Superior Bancorp issued a press release announcing the election of Mr.
Dobbs to the Board of Directors. The text of the press release is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99. This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01
of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we
make no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that
is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and
Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
99
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Press
Release of Superior Bancorp April 28,
2009.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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SUPERIOR
BANCORP
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/s/
C. Stanley Bailey |
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C.
Stanley Bailey
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: April
28, 2009
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99
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Press
Release of Superior Bancorp dated April 28,
2009.
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