bancorpdefa14a.htm
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )
 
 
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12
 
THE BANCORP, INC.
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We are scheduled to hold our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2012.  We are reporting the following additional information for shareholder consideration in connection with the proxy proposals.
 
Our Board of Directors and management value direct interaction and communication with shareholders.  Since the last annual meeting, senior management has held in excess of 100 meetings and conference calls with most of our major shareholders.  Although some investors have a policy of not meeting directly with management, management was successful in speaking directly with shareholders holding approximately 60 percent of the Company's outstanding common stock.  We use these meetings to obtain feedback from our shareholders about areas important to them; including our business model, performance, corporate governance, including our compensation practices and say on pay and other investor topics.  We maintain a shareholder relations department headed by Andres Viroslav and encourage you to call either him at 215.861.7990 or our corporate secretary and chief financial officer, Paul Frenkiel at 302.385.5122 for your feedback and financially related or other questions.  Shareholders are encouraged to review the Proxy Statement filed on March 21, 2012 and vote on the proposed ballot measures.  The Board of Directors urges you to vote in favor of those proposals.