- Current report filing (8-K)

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):

May 11, 2009

EUROBANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	000-50872	66-0608955
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

State Road PR-1, Km. 24.5

Quebrada Arenas Ward

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(787) 751-7340

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

This information set forth under “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On May 11, 2009, EuroBancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1	Press release of EuroBancshares, Inc., dated May 11, 2009, announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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.

	EUROBANCSHARES, INC.

Date: May 12, 2009	By:	/s/ Rafael Arrillaga-Torréns, Jr.
		Rafael Arrillaga-Torréns, Jr.
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release of EuroBancshares, Inc., dated May 11, 2009, announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.