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): July 27, 2007
UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maine | 0-12958 | 01-0395131 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
66 Main Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(207) 667-2504
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On July 27, 2007, Union Bankshares Company mailed a letter to shareholders and issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. A copy of the shareholder letter and press release is attached as Exhibit No. 99.1.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On July 27, 2007, Union Bankshares Company (the “Company”) announced final results of the shareholder vote at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on June 7, 2007. Final results indicate that shareholders voted to elect the slate of directors put forth by the Company, to ratify Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker as the independent registered public accountants of the Company for 2007, and to approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation providing for election of directors by a majority of the votes cast. In addition, shareholders voted against several shareholder proposals, including the removal of Peter A. Blyberg as a director, a set of amendments to the Company’s Bylaws imposing stock ownership requirements on directors and officers, and a proposal requiring the Board of Directors to report to shareholders on a plan of succession for the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Final results were tabulated and have been certified by Corporate Elections Services, an independent firm hired by the Company to tabulate the proxy ballots submitted by shareholders. A copy of the press release dated July 27, 2007 is furnished and not filed pursuant to Regulation FD as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibits are furnished with this Report: |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Shareholder letter and press release dated July 27, 2007. | |
99.2 | Press release dated July 27, 2007. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Timothy R. Maynard | |
| Name: | Timothy R. Maynard | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: July 27, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Shareholder letter and press release dated July 27, 2007. | |
99.2 | Press release dated July 27, 2007. | |
