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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<U>May 7, 2012</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION</U></B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">0-18279</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">52-1652138</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(State or other Jurisdiction of</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">File Number)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>3035 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf,
Maryland 20601</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>(301) 645-5601</U></B></P>

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area code)</P>

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since last report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><B>Item 2.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</U></B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify">On May 7, 2012, Tri-County Financial Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), the holding company for Community Bank of Tri-County (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), disseminated a letter
to shareholders that reported financial and operational highlights for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the quarter ended
March 31, 2012. A copy of the letter to shareholders is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</U>.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c) On May 7, 2012,
the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William J. Pasenelli President of the Company. Mr. Pasenelli is also Chief Financial
Officer of the Company and President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank. Mr. Pasenelli joined the Bank as Chief Financial
Officer in 2000 and was named President in 2010. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Pasenelli had been Chief Financial Officer of Acacia
Federal Savings Bank, Annandale, Virginia, since 1987. Mr. Pasenelli is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and other civic groups. Age 53.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For a description of
the agreements between the Company, the Bank and Mr. Pasenelli, reference is made to the &ldquo;Executive Compensation,&rdquo;
&ldquo;Retirement Benefits&rdquo; and &ldquo;Other Potential Post-Termination Benefits&rdquo; sections in the Company&rsquo;s Definitive
Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;(a)&#9;The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company
was held on May 7, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;(b)&#9;The matters considered and voted on by the stockholders
at the annual meeting and the vote of the stockholders were as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;1.&#9;The following individuals were elected as directors,
each for a three-year term, by the following vote:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Name</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted Against</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">William J. Pasenelli</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,200,054</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">22,396</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">23,604</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Austin J. Slater, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,216,869</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">18,814</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">10,371</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Joseph V. Stone, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,215,861</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">22,789</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">7,404</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There were 269,443 broker non-votes in the
election of directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.&#9;The appointment of Stegman
&amp; Company as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified by
the stockholders by the following vote:</FONT></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted Against</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,502,682</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,815</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;3.&#9;An amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Articles of Incorporation
relating to the permissible size of the Board was approved by stockholders by the following vote:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Voted Against</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,056,253</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">86,254</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">103,547</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There were 269,443 broker non-votes on the
proposal.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not applicable</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Shell Company Transactions: Not applicable</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Exhibits</TD>
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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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Dated: May 10, 2012</TD>
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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 7, 2012
TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Maryland
0-18279
52-1652138
(State or other Jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)
3035 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf,
Maryland 20601
(Address of principal executive offices)
(301) 645-5601
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 7, 2012, Tri-County Financial Corporation
(the "Company"), the holding company for Community Bank of Tri-County (the "Bank"), disseminated a letter
to shareholders that reported financial and operational highlights for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the quarter ended
March 31, 2012. A copy of the letter to shareholders is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
(c) On May 7, 2012,
the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William J. Pasenelli President of the Company. Mr. Pasenelli is also Chief Financial
Officer of the Company and President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank. Mr. Pasenelli joined the Bank as Chief Financial
Officer in 2000 and was named President in 2010. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Pasenelli had been Chief Financial Officer of Acacia
Federal Savings Bank, Annandale, Virginia, since 1987. Mr. Pasenelli is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and other civic groups. Age 53.
For a description of
the agreements between the Company, the Bank and Mr. Pasenelli, reference is made to the "Executive Compensation,"
"Retirement Benefits" and "Other Potential Post-Termination Benefits" sections in the Company's Definitive
Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2012.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)	The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company
was held on May 7, 2012.
(b)	The matters considered and voted on by the stockholders
at the annual meeting and the vote of the stockholders were as follows:
1.	The following individuals were elected as directors,
each for a three-year term, by the following vote:
Name
Shares
Voted For
Shares
Voted Against
Abstentions
William J. Pasenelli
2,200,054
22,396
23,604
Austin J. Slater, Jr.
2,216,869
18,814
10,371
Joseph V. Stone, Jr.
2,215,861
22,789
7,404
There were 269,443 broker non-votes in the
election of directors.
2.	The appointment of Stegman
& Company as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified by
the stockholders by the following vote:
Shares
Voted For
Shares
Voted Against
Abstentions
2,502,682
0
12,815
3.	An amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation
relating to the permissible size of the Board was approved by stockholders by the following vote:
Shares
Voted For
Shares
Voted Against
Abstentions
2,056,253
86,254
103,547
There were 269,443 broker non-votes on the
proposal.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not applicable
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable
(c)
Shell Company Transactions: Not applicable
(d)
Exhibits
Number
Description
99.1
Letter to Shareholders
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.
Dated: May 10, 2012
By:
/s/ William J. Pasenelli
William J. Pasenelli
President and Chief Financial Officer