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): November 20, 2007

SUPERIOR BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
 
0-25033
  
63-1201350
(Commission
  
(IRS Employer
File Number)
  
Identification No.)
 
 
35203 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. 
 
On November 20, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Corporation amended the Corporation’s Bylaws to allow shares of the Corporation’s capital stock to be held in uncertificated form. This amendment facilitates direct share registration of the Corporation’s common stock. The Direct Registration System allows investors to have securities registered in their names without the issuance of physical certificates and allows investors to electronically transfer securities to broker-dealers in order to effect transactions without the risks and delays associated with transferring physical certificates.
 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 are the Bylaws of the Corporation amended and restated as of November 20, 2007.
 
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
3
  
Bylaws of Superior Bancorp Amended and Restated as of November 20, 2007
 
 
SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
SUPERIOR BANCORP
 
 		  
 		  
 
Date: November 20, 2007
By:  
/s/ C. Stanley Bailey
 
C. Stanley Bailey
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
3
  
Bylaws of Superior Bancorp Amended and Restated as of November 20, 2007.