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~~August 75, 2011 (August 3, 2011)

MERCHANTS & MARINE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Mississippi	000-53198	26-2498567
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


3118 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi		39567
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (228) 762-3311

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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~~ITEM~~Item 58.~~07.~~01 ~~SUBMISSION~~Other ~~OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS~~Events.

~~The~~On August 3, 2011, ~~annual~~Merchants ~~meeting~~& ofMarine ~~shareholders~~Bancorp, ~~(the~~Inc., ~~“2011~~a ~~Annual~~Mississippi ~~Meeting~~corporation (the “Company”) ofissued a press release announcing that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Merchants & Marine Bank, a ~~Bancorp~~Mississippi state banking corporation, ~~Inc.~~entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2011 (the “~~Company~~Purchase Agreement”) ~~was~~with ~~held~~Heritage onFirst ~~April 7~~Bank, ~~2011.~~an AtAlabama ~~the~~state ~~2011~~banking corporation ~~Annual~~(“Heritage ~~Meeting,~~First”) ~~Lynda~~and J.wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~Gautier,~~Heritage ~~John~~First FBancorp, Inc., ~~Grafe~~a Georgia corporation, to acquire approximately $55 million of the assets and ~~Gerald~~certain J.liabilities ~~St.~~of Péthe ~~were~~branch ~~elected~~offices asof Heritage ~~directors~~First located in Crossville and Gulf Shores, ~~each~~Alabama, respectively. The Purchase Agreement is subject to ~~hold~~customary ~~office~~closing ~~until~~conditions, including ~~the~~receipt ~~Company’s~~of ~~2014~~applicable ~~annual~~regulatory ~~meeting~~approvals. ofThe ~~shareholders~~Company orintends ~~until~~to ~~his~~consummate the orPurchase ~~her~~Agreement ~~successor~~during isthe ~~elected~~fourth ~~and qualified~~quarter of 2011.

~~The~~Item ~~voting~~9.01 ~~results~~Financial ofStatements ~~the director elections, which were described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2011 Annual Meeting that the Company filed with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange Commission on March 11, 2011, are set forth below~~Exhibits.

	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstain
Lynda J. Gautier	745,668	9,600	-0-
John F. Grafe	751,520	5,283	-0-
Gerald J. St. Pé	752,489	3,546	-0-

99.1 Press release dated August 3, 2011.

~~In addition to the foregoing, the remaining directors not up for re-election at the 2011~~SIGNATURES ~~Annual Meeting continue to serve on the Board of Directors.~~

~~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.

~~Pursuant~~MERCHANTS to& MARINE ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~BANCORP, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~INC.

	MERCHANTS & MARINE BANCORP, INC.
Date: August 5, 2011	By:	/s/ Royce Cumbest
Date: April 11, 2011	By:	/s/ Royce Cumbest
		Royce Cumbest
		Royce Cumbest
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
		(Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated August 3, 2011.

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