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 23, 2010

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.)
 
17 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama
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)

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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 7 — Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On November 23, 2010, Superior Bancorp issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Superior Bank, had filed a damage claim as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  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
 
Exhibit No.
 Description
   
Exhibit 99
Press Release of Superior Bancorp dated November 23, 2010
 
 
 
 

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 23, 2010
By:
/s/ C. Stanley Bailey
  
   
C. Stanley Bailey
  
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
 
 
 
 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
 Description
   
Exhibit 99
Press Release of Superior Bancorp dated November 23, 2010