Sec Form 4 Filing - RIEL SUSAN G @ EAGLE BANCORP INC - 2021-12-21

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person RIEL SUSAN G 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EAGLE BANCORP INC [ EGBN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 688 RIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/21/2021 (Street) MT. AIRY, MD21771 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 242,812( 2 ) D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Avery M. Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 242,297 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Charles A. Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 241,782 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Kevin C. Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 241,267 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Olivia A. Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 240,752 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Charlotte A. Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 240,237 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Charles R. Heinecke Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 239,722 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Olive S. Heinecke-Riel Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 239,207 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Haley G. Sherrill Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 D $ 0 238,692 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 1 ) V 515 A $ 0 515 I Susan G. Riel and Charles T. Riel Jr. in Trust for Madelyn J. Sherrill Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 3 ) V 515 D $ 0 238,177 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 3 ) V 515 D $ 0 237,662 D Common Stock 12/21/2021 G( 3 ) V 515 D $ 0 237,147 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other RIEL SUSAN G 688 RIDGE ROAD MT. AIRY, MD21771 X President & CEO Signatures Susan G. Riel 01/03/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents a bona fide gift by the Reporting Person to various trusts, the beneficiaries of which are the Reporting Person's grandchildren. The Reporting Person as co-trustee of each of the trusts retains beneficial ownership over the shares of the Company's Common Stock in the trusts. ( 2 )The Reporting Person's holdings include 87 shares acquired under the Eagle Bancorp, Inc. 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on April 12, 2021 and 61 shares acquired under the Eagle Bancorp, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on October 3, 2021. ( 3 )Represents a bona fide gift by the Reporting Person to the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person does not retain any beneficial ownership or pecuniary interest over the shares of the Company's Common Stock after effecting the transaction.

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