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[GLEN BURNIE BANCORP LETTERHEAD]

April 14, 2009

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Glen Burnie Bancorp (the “Company”) to be held at Michael’s Eighth Avenue, 7220 Grayburn Drive Glen Burnie, Maryland on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

The accompanying notice and proxy statement describe the formal business to be transacted at the meeting which includes the election of directors and authorization for the Board of Directors to select the Company’s auditors for the 2009 fiscal year.

Enclosed with this proxy statement are a proxy card and an Annual Report to Stockholders for the 2008 fiscal year. During the meeting, we will report on the operations of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The Bank of Glen Burnie.  Directors and officers of the Company as well as representatives of Trice Geary & Myers LLC, our independent auditors, will be present to respond to any questions the stockholders may have.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE URGE YOU TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE EVEN IF YOU CURRENTLY PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.   This will not prevent you from voting in person but will assure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend the meeting.  Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares you own.  If you plan to attend the meeting, please check the box on the enclosed form of proxy.

Sincerely,
 
   
John E. Demyan
Michael G. Livingston
Chairman
President and Chief
 
Executive Officer

 
 

 
 

GLEN BURNIE BANCORP
101 Crain Highway, S.E.
Glen Burnie, Maryland  21061
(410) 766-3300
 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on May 14, 2009
 

 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Glen Burnie Bancorp (the “Company”) will be held at Michael’s Eighth Avenue, 7220 Grayburn Drive, Glen Burnie, Maryland on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

A proxy statement and proxy card for the Annual Meeting accompany this notice.

The Annual Meeting has been called for the following purposes:

1.           To elect four directors;

 
2.
To authorize the Board of Directors to accept the selection of the Audit Committee of an outside auditing firm for the 2009 fiscal year; and

 
3.
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

Any action may be taken on any one of the foregoing proposals at the Annual Meeting on the date specified above or on any date or dates to which, by original or later adjournment, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned.  Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2009 are the only stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

You are requested to complete and sign the accompanying proxy card, which is solicited by the Board of Directors and to mail it promptly in the accompanying envelope.  The proxy card will not be used if you attend and vote at the Annual Meeting in person.
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Barbara J. Elswick
secretary

Glen Burnie, Maryland
April 14, 2009
 

IMPORTANT:  THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL SAVE YOUR COMPANY THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER REQUESTS FOR PROXIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE A QUORUM.  A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.


Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 14, 2009

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, Form of Proxy, and 2008 Annual Report are available at www.cfpproxy.com/5065.

 
 

 

PROXY STATEMENT
OF
GLEN BURNIE BANCORP
101 Crain Highway, S.E.
Glen Burnie, Maryland  21061

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 14, 2009


GENERAL


This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) of Glen Burnie Bancorp (the “Company”) to be used at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company and any adjournments or postponements thereof (hereinafter called the “Annual Meeting”) which will be held at Michael’s Eighth Avenue, 7220 Grayburn Drive, Glen Burnie, Maryland on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.  The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and form of proxy and this Proxy Statement are being first mailed to stockholders on or about April 14, 2009.


VOTING AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES


Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company will be voted in accordance with the directions given therein.  Where no instructions are given, proxies will be voted for the nominees named below and for the proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to accept the selection of the Audit Committee of an outside auditing firm for the 2009 fiscal year.  The proxy confers discretionary authority on the persons named therein to vote with respect to the election of any person as a director where the nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, and with respect to matters incident to the conduct of the Annual Meeting.  If any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted by those named therein in accordance with the determination of a majority of the Board of Directors.  Proxies marked as abstentions will not be counted as votes cast.  In addition, shares held in street name which have been designated by brokers on proxy cards as not voted will not be counted as votes cast.  Proxies marked as abstentions or as broker no votes, however, will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

Stockholders who execute proxies retain the right to revoke them at any time prior to being voted.  Unless so revoked, the shares represented by properly executed proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting and all adjournments thereof.  Proxies may be revoked by written notice to Barbara J. Elswick, the Secretary of the Company, at the address above or by the filing of a later dated proxy prior to a vote being taken on a particular proposal at the Annual Meeting.  A proxy will not be voted if a stockholder attends the Annual Meeting and votes in person.  The presence of a stockholder at the Annual Meeting will not revoke such stockholder’s proxy.


VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF


The securities entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consist of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”).  Stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 9, 2009 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to one vote for each share then held.  At the Record Date, the Company had 2,670,050 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.  The presence, in person or by proxy, of at least a majority of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote will be necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.  Persons and groups beneficially owning in excess of 5% of the Common Stock are required to file certain reports with respect to such ownership pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).  The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, certain information as to the Common Stock beneficially owned by all persons who were known to the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the Common Stock outstanding at the Record Date.

 
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Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership1
   
Percent of Shares
Of Common Stock
Outstanding
 
John E. Demyan
101 Crain Highway, S.E.
Glen Burnie, Maryland  21061
    282,942
2
    10.60 %
                 
Frederick W. Kuethe, III
377 Swinton Way
Severna Park, Maryland  21032
   
156,260
3
    5.85 %
                 
Marrian K. McCormick
8 Oak Lane
Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061
    165,858
4
    6.21 %
                 
Edward M. Kuethe
P.O. Box 218
Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060
    135,883
5
    5.09 %
 

 
1
Rounded to nearest whole share.  For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock if he or she has or shares voting or investment power with respect to such Common Stock or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days from the Record Date.  As used herein, “voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and “investment power” is the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares.  Except as otherwise noted, ownership is direct, and the named individuals or group exercise sole voting and investment power over the shares of the Common Stock.

Includes 281,942 shares held by Mr. Demyan individually and 1,000 shares held by Mrs. Demyan.

3
Includes 21,004 shares held jointly, 985 shares held by Mr. Kuethe individually, 6,433 shares held by Mr. Kuethe for the benefit of a minor child, 447 shares held by Mrs. Kuethe individually, and 6,432 shares held by Mrs. Kuethe for the benefit of a minor child.  Each disclaims beneficial ownership to the shares owned individually by the other.  Also includes 120,960 shares held by Mr. Kuethe as one of the trustees for The Kuethe Family Educational Trust.

4
Includes 5,739 shares held by Mrs. McCormick individually, 18,917 shares held by Mrs. McCormick for the benefit of minor children, 20,242 shares held by Mrs. McCormick jointly with others, and 120,960 shares held by Mrs. McCormick as one of the trustees for The Kuethe Family Educational Trust.

Includes 1 share held by Mr. Kuethe individually, 14,922 shares held by Mr. Kuethe for the benefit of minor children and 120,960 shares held by Mr. Kuethe as one of the trustees for The Kuethe Family Educational Trust.


PROPOSAL I — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS


The Board of Directors currently consists of 12 directors.  Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, directors are divided into three classes and elected for terms of three years each and until their successors are elected and qualified.  The Board has nominated Shirley E. Boyer, Norman E. Harrison., Michael G. Livingston, and Edward L. Maddox for election as directors to serve for terms of three years each and until their successors are elected and qualified.  Under Maryland law, directors are elected by a plurality of all votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

Unless contrary instruction is given, the persons named in the proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will vote each such proxy for the election of the named nominees.  If any of the nominees is unable to serve, the shares represented by all properly executed proxies which have not been revoked will be voted for the election of such substitute as the Board may recommend or the Board may reduce the size of the Board to eliminate the vacancy.  At this time, the Board does not anticipate that any nominee will be unavailable to serve.

 
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The following table sets forth, for each nominee and each continuing director, his or her name, age as of the Record Date, the year he or she first became a director of the Company, the expiration of his or her current term, and whether such individual has been determined by the Board to be “independent” as defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).  Each nominee and continuing director is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Glen Burnie (the “Bank”) and GBB Properties, Inc. (“GBB Properties”).   There are no known arrangements or understandings between any director or nominee for director of the Company and any other person pursuant to which such director or nominee has been selected as a director or nominee.

Name
 
Age
 
Director
Since
 
Current
Term
to Expire
 
Independent
     
Board Nominees for Term to Expire in 2012
   
                 
Shirley E. Boyer
   
72
 
1995
 
2009
 
Yes
Norman E. Harrison
   
63
 
2005
 
2009
 
Yes
Michael G. Livingston
   
55
 
2005
 
2009
 
No
Edward L. Maddox
   
58
 
2005
 
2009
 
Yes
                   
Directors Continuing in Office
   
                   
Thomas Clocker
   
74
 
1995
 
2010
 
Yes
F. William Kuethe, Jr.
   
76
 
1995
 
2010
 
No
William N. Scherer, Sr.
   
85
 
1995
 
2010
 
Yes
Karen B. Thorwarth
   
51
 
1995
 
2010
 
Yes
John E. Demyan
   
61
 
1995
 
2011
 
No
Charles Lynch, Jr.
   
55
 
2003
 
2011
 
Yes
F. W. Kuethe, III
   
49
 
1992
 
2011
 
No
Mary Lou Wilcox
   
60
 
1997
 
2011
 
Yes

Presented below is certain information concerning the nominees and directors continuing in office. Unless otherwise stated, all directors and nominees have held the positions indicated for at least the past five years.

Shirley E. Boyer is the owner/manager of a large number of residential properties in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  She has 13 years experience in the local banking industry where she was given progressive responsibilities, holding positions from Teller to Assistant Branch Manager.

Norman E. Harrison, Jr., has 36 years of experience as a certified public accountant.  He is a founding partner of Harrison & Company, LLC a public accounting firm specializing in auditing, accounting, taxes and consulting.  Prior to opening his present company, Mr. Harrison was a senior partner responsible for managing the Baltimore office of Stegman & Company, P.A., a large regional public accounting firm. Mr. Harrison is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.  He currently serves as an advisory board or board member of several non profit organizations and a privately held corporation.

Michael G. Livingston became President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2008.  Prior to that date, he was Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President since August 2004 and became a Director on January 1, 2005.   Mr. Livingston was a Senior Vice President from January 1998 until August 2004 and had been Chief Lending Officer of the Bank from 1996 until August 2004. He served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer from February 14, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and was appointed the Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2004.

Edward L. Maddox has 32 years of professional experience in the financial services industry.  He currently provides expertise in the areas of profitability reporting, commercial lending revenue enhancement and international cash management products to major U.S. banks as a consultant with Automated Financial Systems.  During his career Mr. Maddox worked in the operations division of First National Bank of Maryland and the Equitable Trust Company.  He was a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Loyola College from 1980 – 1985 while serving as the director of consulting for Commercial Banking Funds Management with Littlewood, Shain & Company.   In 2003, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich appointed Mr. Maddox to the Maryland State Information Technology Board.  He served as a Delegate on the Greater Severna Park Council from 1979-1982 and 1989-1993.  He currently serves on the Shipley’s Choice Community Association’s Board of Directors where he has held several leadership positions including a three-year term as President.

 
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Thomas Clocker is a retired businessman and the former owner/operator of Angel’s Food Market in Pasadena, Maryland.  He served on the Mid-Atlantic Food Association’s board of directors for nine years and is a founding member of the Pasadena Business Association.  Mr. Clocker is actively involved in the community as a supporter of local schools, athletic associations and scouting groups.

 F. William Kuethe, Jr. served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank from 1995 until 2007 and is currently President Emeritus.  He also served as a director of the Bank from 1960 through 1989.  He was formerly President of Glen Burnie Mutual Savings Bank from 1960 through 1995.  Mr. Kuethe, a former licensed appraiser and real estate broker, has banking experience at all levels.  Mr. Kuethe is the father of Frederick W. Kuethe, III.

William N. Scherer, Sr. has been a member of the local business community since 1952 when he owned and operated an accounting and tax business.  After graduating from law school in 1962, he opened a law practice in Glen Burnie.  He currently specializes in wills and estates.  He previously operated Scherer’s Market in Jessup, Maryland from 1960 to 2004.  Mr. Scherer is chairman of the Audit Committee.  Mr. Scherer is past director of the Chartwell Golf and Country Club and past President of the Mariner Sands Chapel, Stuart, Florida.

Karen B. Thorwarth is a Certified Insurance Counselor and a licensed agent.  She has 25 years of experience including commercial property and casualty insurance, marketing, and underwriting of commercial boat and pleasure yacht insurance.

John E. Demyan has been Chairman of the Board of the Company, the Bank and GBB Properties since 1995.  He previously served as a director of the Company and the Bank from 1990 through 1994.  He completed the Maryland Banking School in 1994.  He is the owner and manager of commercial and residential properties in northern Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  Mr. Demyan is also a commercial multi-engine pilot and flight instructor.  He is an active volunteer with Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, an organization that provides free air transportation for medical treatments to individuals who have exhausted their resources as a result of their medical condition.

Charles Lynch, Jr. is President of The General Ship Repair Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland and has over 30 years of experience in marine engineering and ship repair.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, with a minor in Ocean Engineering, from the University of Miami and serves on the Baltimore Maritime Museum’s Board of Directors.  He is an active member of the Propeller Club, Port of Baltimore Chapter, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, The Maryland Marine Club, The Tupenny Club of Baltimore and the Annapolis Yacht Club.

Frederick W. Kuethe, III has been a Vice President of the Company since 1995 and a director of the Bank since 1988.  In addition to his active participation on the board, he also works in software design and systems integration at Northrop Grumman Corp.  He is a graduate of the Maryland Banking School.  Mr. Kuethe is the son of F. William Kuethe, Jr.

Mary Lipin Wilcox is a teacher at Belle Grove Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, Maryland.  She is an active member of her church, the teacher’s association and the community. She has served on the Glen Burnie Improvement Association’s Carnival Banking Committee for over 35 years as well as serving on other Carnival committees.


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


The Board of Directors periodically reviews its corporate governance policies and procedures to ensure that the Company meets the highest standards of ethical conduct, reports results with accuracy and transparency, and maintains full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations which govern the Company’s operations.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors consists of twelve members and holds regular monthly meetings and special meetings as needed.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Board met 12 times.  No incumbent director attended fewer than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held during 2008 and the total number of meetings held by all committees on which the director served during such year.  Board members are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and all incumbent directors attended the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 
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The Board has numerous committees, each of which meets at scheduled times, including the following committees:

Audit Committee.  The Bank’s Audit Committee acts as the audit committee for the Company and currently consists of Directors William N. Scherer, Sr., Shirley E. Boyer, Karen B. Thorwarth, Norman E. Harrison and Thomas Clocker.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Audit Committee met 16 times.

The Audit Committee monitors internal accounting controls, meets with the Bank’s Internal Auditor to review internal audit findings, recommends independent auditors for appointment by the Board, and meets with the Company’s independent auditors regarding these internal controls to assure full disclosure of the Company’s financial condition.  Each member of the Audit Committee is independent, as defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of the NASD, meets the criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and otherwise meets the criteria for Audit Committee membership set forth in applicable NASD rules.  In addition, each member of the Audit Committee is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.  Additionally at least one member of the Committee has employment experience in finance or accounting and the requisite professional certification in accounting, which results in the individual’s financial sophistication.  The Audit Committee does not include an “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules), because the Board of Directors believes that the benefits provided by the addition to the Audit Committee of an individual who meets the SEC criteria at this time do not justify the cost of retaining such an individual.

Employee Compensation and Benefits Committee.  The Bank’s Employee Compensation and Benefits Committee acts as the compensation committee for the Company and is composed of Directors Shirley E. Boyer, F. William Kuethe, Jr., John E. Demyan, William N. Scherer, Sr., Frederick W. Kuethe, III, Thomas Clocker, Michael G. Livingston, Norman Harrison, and Karen Thorwarth.  Messrs. Kuethe, Demyan, Kuethe and Livingston are not independent directors.  This Committee met two times during 2008.  The purpose of the Compensation Committee is to evaluate and ascertain the appropriateness of compensation levels pertaining to the officers of the Bank other than the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers of the Bank.  The compensation levels of the Chief Financial Officer is recommended by the Chief Executive Officer for deliberation and approval of the Committee prior to submission to the full Board.  The compensation levels of the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers of the Bank are reviewed by the full Board of Directors and must be approved by a majority of the independent directors.  No executive officer is present during deliberations or voting on his compensation.

Nominations.  The independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors acts as a nominating committee for the annual selection of its nominees for election as directors, and the Board held one meeting during 2009 in order to make nominations for directors.  The Board has not adopted a charter with respect to the nominating committee function.  The Board of Directors believes that the interests of the Company’s shareholders are served by relegating the nominations process to the Board members who are independent from management.  While the Board of Directors will consider nominees recommended by stockholders, it has not actively solicited recommendations from the Company’s stockholders for nominees, nor established any procedures for this purpose.  In considering prospective nominees, the Board of Directors will consider the prospect’s relevant financial and business experience, familiarity with and participation in the Bank’s market area, the integrity and dedication of the prospect, his independence and other factors the Board deems relevant.  The Board of Directors will apply the same criteria to nominees recommended by stockholders as those recommended by the Board.  Nominations by stockholders must comply with certain informational requirements set forth in Article III, Section 1 of the Company’s Bylaws.  See “Stockholder Proposals” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.

Director Compensation

Director’s Fees.  Currently, all directors are paid a fee of $1,000 for each combined regular or special meeting of the Company and the Bank attended, with fees paid for one excused absence.  In addition to the foregoing director’s fees, Mr. Demyan is compensated at the rate of $30,000 per annum for the additional responsibilities of serving as the Chairman of the Board.  Directors (other than F. William Kuethe, Jr., Mr. Demyan and Mr. Livingston who receive no fees for committee meetings) are paid an additional $300 chairman fee or $200 member fee, as applicable, for each committee meeting.  Directors are also eligible for annual bonuses.

Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan. The Bank’s Board of Directors has adopted The Bank of Glen Burnie Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan pursuant to which participating directors may elect to defer all or a portion of their fees on a pre-tax basis.  Deferred fees are held in a trust account and invested as directed by the participant.  Participants are fully vested in their accounts at all times and may elect to have their accounts paid out in a lump sum or in equal installments over a period of five, ten or fifteen years beginning on a date no earlier than three years after the initial deferral election.  Upon a participant’s death, any amounts remaining in their account will be paid to their beneficiaries.

 
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Director Health Plan. All directors have the right to participate in the Bank’s health insurance plan.  Under the terms of the plan, the Bank pays 80% of the premiums for participating directors and their spouses.

The following table summarizes the compensation paid to directors other than those included in the Summary Compensation Table below, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:

Name
 
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash(1)
   
All Other
Compensation
   
Total
 
(a)
 
(b)
   
(g)
   
(h)
 
                   
Thomas Clocker
  $ 21,300           $ 21,300  
William N. Scherer, Sr.
  $ 23,100           $ 23,100  
Karen B. Thorwarth
  $ 21,300     $ 15,278
(3)
  $ 36,578  
John E. Demyan(2)
  $ 57,000     $ 10,790     $ 67,790  
F. William Kuethe, Jr. (4)
  $ 72,000     $ 26,802     $ 98,802  
Charles Lynch, Jr.
  $ 17,700           $ 17,700  
F. W. Kuethe, III
  $ 26,700           $ 26,700  
Mary Lou Wilcox
  $ 17,500           $ 17,500  
Shirley E. Boyer
  $ 20,900           $ 20,900  
Norman E. Harrison
  $ 21,100           $ 21,100  
Edward L. Maddox
  $ 18,700           $ 18,700  

(1)
Includes a $2,700 year-end bonus paid to each Director other than Mr. Demyan.
(2)
Mr. Demyan’s fees earned includes a $15,000 year-end bonus, and his other compensation consists of: $5,458 Director Health Plan benefits (including health and dental); $2,881 as a 5% employer contribution, $630 as an employer matching contribution, and $1,081 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan; $626 for term life insurance benefits, $78 for disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.
(3)
Consists of Director Health Plan benefits.
(4)
Mr. Kuethe’s fees earned includes a $15,000 year-end bonus, and his other compensation consists of: $4,565 as a 5% employer contribution, $1,080 as an employer matching contribution, and $1,713 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan; $4,300 for term life insurance benefits, $108 for disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.

Transactions with Management

Certain directors, executive officers and significant stockholders of the Company, and members of their immediate families, were depositors, borrowers or customers of the Bank in the ordinary course of business during 2008.  Similar transactions are expected to occur in the future.  All such transactions were made in the ordinary course of business of the Bank and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collection or present other unfavorable features.

The Bank’s Internal Audit/Compliance Department reviews all loan transactions with directors, officers and employees of the Bank and members of their immediate families to ensure that they are fair and reasonable, on market terms, on an arms-length basis and comply with all applicable regulations including Federal Reserve Board Regulation O which governs such loans.  The Internal Audit/Compliance Department also provides the Board of Directors with semi-annual reports of all loans outstanding to employees, officers, and directors which reports are reviewed by the entire Board at a regularly scheduled meeting.

Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is designed to promote the highest standards of ethical conduct by the Company’s and the Bank’s directors, executive officers and employees.  The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been posted on the Bank’s website, www.thebankofglenburnie.com.

 
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Communications with the Board

The Board of Directors has not established a formal process for stockholders to send communications to the Board.  Due to the infrequency of stockholder communications to the Board, the Board does not believe that a formal process is necessary.  Furthermore, all of the Company’s Board members are residents of the communities served by the Bank and where most of the Company’s stockholders reside, and therefore are accessible to the great majority of the Company’s stockholders.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Company’s officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of the outstanding Common Stock (“Reporting Person”) are required to file reports detailing their ownership and changes of ownership in such Common Stock, and to furnish the Company with copies of all such reports.  Based on the Company’s review of such reports which the Company received during the last fiscal year, or written representations from Reporting Persons that no annual report of change in beneficial ownership was required, the Company believes that, with respect to the last fiscal year, all persons subject to such reporting requirements have complied with the reporting requirements, except for one inadvertent late filing with respect to one purchase by Mr. John E. Demyan.
 

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT 


The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date by (i) each executive officer of the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table included elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, (ii) each current director and each nominee for election as a director and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.

Name
 
Amount And Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1)
   
Percent of
Class
 
             
F. William Kuethe, Jr.
    62,735
(2)
    2.35 %
Thomas Clocker
    12,045
(3)
    0.45 %
William N. Scherer, Sr.
    16,780
(4)
    0.63 %
Karen B. Thorwarth
    2,285       0.09 %
John E. Demyan
    282,942
(5)
    10.60 %
F. W. Kuethe, III
    156,260
(6)
    5.85 %
Mary Lou Wilcox
    2,479       0.09 %
Michael G. Livingston
    4,156
(7)
    0.16 %
Norman E. Harrison
    1,744       0.07 %
Shirley E. Boyer
    15,191
(8)
    0.57 %
Charles Lynch, Jr.
    30,603
(9)
    1.15 %
Edward L. Maddox
    19,289
(10)
    0.72 %
All directors, nominees and executive officers as a group (13 persons)
    606,109       22.70 %

 (1)
Rounded to nearest whole share.  For the definition of “beneficial ownership,” see footnote (1) to the table in the section entitled “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof.”  Unless otherwise noted, ownership is direct and the named individual has sole voting and investment power.
(2)
Includes 20,242 shares held jointly with others and 32,160 shares held by The Kuethe Family Trust, of which he and his spouse are trustees.
(3)
Includes 9,223 shares as to which he shares voting and investment power.
(4)
Includes 15,498 shares as to which he shares voting and investment power.
(5)
See footnote (2) to the table in the section entitled “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof”.
(6)
See footnote (3) to the table in the section entitled “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof”.
(7)
Includes 4,012 shares to which he shares voting and investment power.
(8)
Includes 12,822 shares as to which she shares voting and investment power.
(9)
Includes 8,825 shares held for the benefit of two minor children and 1,958 shares held by Mrs. Lynch.  Each disclaims beneficial ownership to the shares owned individually by the other.
(10)
Includes 12,947 shares as to which he shares voting and investment power.

 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 


Summary Compensation Table

The individual who served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer during 2008 as well as up to two of the Company’s most highly compensated executive officers whose total compensation during 2008 exceeded $100,000 are referred to as the “named executive officers”.  The following table sets forth information regarding the total compensation paid or earned by the named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:

Name and
Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
   
Bonus
   
All Other
Compensation
   
Total
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
   
(d)
   
(i)
   
(j)
 
                             
Michael Livingston
 
2008
  $ 198,328
(1)
  $ 20,000     $ 29,399
(2)
  $ 247,727  
President and Chief
 
2007
  $ 167,000
(1)
  $ 20,000     $ 33,917     $ 220,917  
Executive Officer
                                   
                                     
John E. Porter
 
2008
  $ 101,399     $ 5,000     $ 25,110
(3)
  $ 131,509  
Senior Vice President and Chief
 
2007
  $ 96,896     $ 7,046     $ 30,383     $ 134,325  
Financial Officer
                                   
__________________________
(1)
Mr. Livingston’s salary includes $12,000 in directors’ fees.
(2)
Mr. Livingston’s “Other Compensation” for 2008 consisted of: $11,074 as a 5% employer contribution, $2,770 as an employer matching contribution, and $4,155 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan; $445 representing the dollar value to Mr. Livingston of the premiums on a term life insurance policy for his benefit; and $10,499 health plan benefits, $108 term life insurance benefits, $312 disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.  Mr. Livingston’s “Other Compensation” for 2007 consisted of: $8,392 as a 5% employer contribution, $1,542 as an employer matching contribution, and $12,583 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan; $445 representing the dollar value to Mr. Livingston of the premiums on a term life insurance policy for his benefit; and $10,499 health plan benefits, $108 term life insurance benefits, $312 disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.
(3)
Mr. Porter’s “Other Compensation” for 2008 consisted of: $5,627 as a 5% employer contribution, $1,545 as an employer matching contribution, and $2,111 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan; $252 representing the dollar value to Mr. Porter of the premiums on a term life insurance policy for his benefit; and $15,183 health plan benefits (including health and dental), $108 term life insurance benefits, $248 disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.  Mr. Porter’s “Other Compensation” for 2007 consisted of: $5,424 as a 5% employer contribution, $999 as an employer matching contribution, and $8,133 as a Company profit sharing contribution to The Bank of Glen Burnie 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan; $252 representing the dollar value to Mr. Porter of the premiums on a term life insurance policy for his benefit; and $15,183 health plan benefits (including health and dental), $108 term life insurance benefits, $248 disability insurance benefits, and $36 employee assistance program benefits under the Bank’s sponsored benefits plans available to all employees.

 Change in Control Severance Plan

The Company and the Bank maintain a Change in Control Severance Plan.  All employees, including the named executive officers, and Board members of the Company, the Bank and affiliates of the Company or Bank who, on the date of a change in control, are not parties to an employment agreement or change in control severance agreement with the applicable employer, are eligible to participate in the Plan.  A “change in control” is defined as any one of the following events: (i) the acquisition of ownership, holding or power to vote more than 25% of the Company’s voting stock, (ii) the acquisition of the ability to control the election of a majority of the Bank’s or the Company’s directors, (iii) the acquisition of a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Bank or the Company by any person or by persons acting as a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or (iv) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the board of directors of the Bank or the Company (excluding individuals whose election or nomination for election as a member of the existing board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the continuing directors then in office) cease for any reason to constitute at least two-thirds thereof.

 
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Under the terms of the Plan, in the event the individual voluntarily terminates his employment within two years following a change in control, or in the event the individual’s employment is terminated by the Bank (or its successor) for any reason, other than cause, within two years following a change in control, the individual is entitled to receive the benefits specified in the Plan based on the individual’s position with the employer and, in some instances, years of service on the date of the change in control.  The payment will be made either in a lump sum or in installments, at the option of the individual.  Under the Plan, upon a change in control Mr. Livingston would receive an amount equal to the aggregate present value of 2.99 times his average annual taxable compensation from the Company for the prior five complete years, and Mr. Porter would receive an amount equal to 130 weeks of his gross weekly salary as of the date of termination.  In addition, Mr. Porter would receive $10,000 toward the premiums for his COBRA medical insurance coverage following the termination of employment if he elects to receive COBRA benefits.  The aggregate present value of Mr. Porter’s cash payment and COBRA benefits may not exceed 2.99 times his average annual taxable compensation from the Company for the prior five complete years.

If change in control payments would be triggered today, the named executive officers would receive the following amounts: Mr. Livingston, $435,724, and Mr. Porter, $237,049 plus $10,000 toward COBRA coverage.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

All employees, including the named executive officers, are eligible to participate in the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan at levels determined by the Bank’s human resources department and commensurate with each employee’s salary level.  The Board believes that by making shares of the Company’s stock available to employees at a discounted price, employees become vested in the successful financial performance of the Bank and the Company.
 

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE 


The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the annual audited financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The Audit Committee has discussed with Trice Geary & Myers LLC, the independent auditors for the Company for 2008, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards 61, as amended, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.  The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and has discussed with the independent auditors the independent auditors’ independence.

Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 2008 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee
William N. Scherer, Sr., Chairman
Norman E. Harrison
Shirley E. Boyer
Karen B. Thorwarth
Thomas Clocker
  


PROPOSAL II — AUTHORIZATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS 


Selection of Auditors

Trice Geary & Myers LLC, which was the Company’s independent auditing firm for the 2008 fiscal year, is expected to be retained by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to be the Company’s independent auditors for the 2009 fiscal year.  A representative of Trice Geary & Myers LLC is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders and will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires.  The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to accept the selection of the Audit Committee of an outside auditing firm for the ensuing year.

Disclosure of Independent Auditor Fees

The following is a description of the fees billed to the Company by Trice Geary & Myers LLC (“TGM”) during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008:

 
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Audit Fees.  Audit fees include fees paid by the Company to TGM in connection with the annual audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and review of the Company’s interim financial statements.  Audit fees also include fees for services performed by TGM that are closely related to the audit and in many cases could only be provided by our independent auditors.  Such services include consents related to SEC and other regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed to the Company by TGM for audit services rendered to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 totaled $115,311 and $112,351, respectively.

Audit Related Fees.  Audit related services include accounting consultations and employee benefit plan audits.  The aggregate fees billed to the Company by TGM for audit related services rendered to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 totaled $6,826 and $10,820, respectively.
 
Tax Fees.  Tax fees include corporate tax compliance, counsel and advisory services.  The aggregate fees billed to the Company by TGM for the tax related services rendered to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 totaled $4,943 and $3,637, respectively.
 
All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed to the Company by TGM for all other services rendered to the Company for matters such as general consulting services and services in connection with annual and special meetings of stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 totaled $5,263 and          $3,336, respectively.

Approval of Independent Auditor Services and Fees

The Company’s Audit Committee reviews all fees charged by the Company’s independent auditors, and actively monitors the relationship between audit and non-audit services provided.  The Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent auditors and fees charged.


OTHER MATTERS 


The Board of Directors is not aware of any business to come before the Annual Meeting other than those matters described above in this proxy statement and matters incident to the conduct of the Annual Meeting.  However, if any other matters should properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be voted in respect thereof in accordance with the determination of a majority of the named proxies.


MISCELLANEOUS 


The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company.  The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Common Stock.  In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies personally or by telegraph or telephone without additional compensation therefore.

The Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Stockholders, including financial statements, has been mailed to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on the Record Date with this Proxy Statement.  Any stockholder who has not received a copy of such Annual Report may obtain a copy by writing to the Secretary of the Company.  Such Annual Report is not to be treated as a part of the proxy solicitation material or as having been incorporated herein by reference.  A copy of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be furnished without charge to stockholders as of the Record Date upon written request to Chief Financial Officer, Glen Burnie Bancorp, 101 Crain Highway, S.E., Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061.

 
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS 


Any stockholder desiring to present a proposal at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and wishing to have that proposal included in the proxy statement for that meeting must submit the same in writing to the Secretary of the Company at 101 Crain Highway, S.E., Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061, in time to be received by December 10, 2009.  The persons designated by the Company to vote proxies given by stockholders in connection with the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will not exercise any discretionary voting authority granted in such proxies on any matter not disclosed in the Company’s 2010 proxy statement with respect to which the Company has received written notice no later than February 23, 2010 that a stockholder (i) intends to present such matter at the 2010 Annual Meeting, and  (ii) intends to and does distribute a proxy statement and proxy card to holders of such percentage of the shares of Common Stock required to approve the matter.  If a stockholder fails to provide evidence that the necessary steps have been taken to complete a proxy solicitation on such matter, the Company may exercise its discretionary voting authority if it discloses in its 2010 proxy statement the nature of the proposal and how it intends to exercise its discretionary voting authority.

 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   
 
Barbara J. Elswick
 
secretary

Glen Burnie, Maryland
April 14, 2009

 
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REVOCABLE PROXY
  
     as in this example
GLEN BURNIE BANCORP
  
2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. William Kuethe, Jr., John E. Demyan, and William N. Scherer, Sr., or a majority of them, with full powers of substitution, as attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, to vote all shares of Common Stock of Glen Burnie Bancorp which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held at Michael’s Eighth Avenue, 7220 Grayburn Drive, Glen Burnie, Maryland on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”), and at any and all adjournments thereof, as indicated below and as determined by a majority of the named proxies with respect to any other matters presented at the Annual Meeting.
 
     
FOR
 
VOTE
WITHHELD
 
FOR
EXCEPT
1.
To elect as directors all nominees listed below:
 
¨
 
¨
 
¨
 
Shirley E. Boyer
           
 
Norman E. Harrison
Michael G. Livingston
           
 
Edward L. Maddox
           
 
INSTRUCTION:  TO WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FOR ANY LISTED NOMINEE, MARK THE FOR EXCEPT BOX AND INSERT THAT NOMINEE’S NAME ON THE LINE PROVIDED BELOW.
 

 
     
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
2.
To authorize the Board of Directors to accept the auditors selected by the Audit Committee for the 2009 fiscal year
 
¨
 
¨
 
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the above listed propositions.

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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL II.  IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY THOSE NAMED IN THIS PROXY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETERMINATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE NAMED PROXIES.  THIS PROXY CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THE HOLDERS THEREOF TO VOTE WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTION OF ANY PERSON AS DIRECTOR WHERE THE NOMINEE IS UNABLE TO SERVE OR FOR GOOD CAUSE WILL NOT SERVE AND MATTERS INCIDENT TO THE CONDUCT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.

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GLEN BURNIE BANCORP

Should the above signed be present and elect to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any adjournment thereof and after notification to the Secretary of the Company at the Annual Meeting of the stockholder’s decision to terminate this proxy, then the power of said attorneys and proxies shall be deemed terminated and of no further force and effect.  The above signed hereby revokes any and all proxies heretofore given with respect to the shares of Common Stock held of record by the above signed.  The above signed acknowledges receipt from the Company prior to the execution of this proxy of notice and a proxy statement and a 2008 Annual Report to stockholders for the annual meeting.

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