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): August 21, 2007
UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| 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)
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:
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On August 21, 2007, Union Bankshares Company (the “Company”) sent its shareholders a letter, dated August 21, 2007, and a copy of the press release, dated August 14, 2007, regarding the definitive agreement with Camden National Corporation (“Camden”) for the Company to merge with and into Camden. A copy of the Company’s shareholder letter, dated August 21, 2007, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Company’s press release, dated August 14, 2007, was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2007, and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibits are filed with this Report: |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Shareholder letter dated August 21, 2007. |
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| 99.2 | | Press release dated August 14, 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.
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| UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY |
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| By: | | /s/ Sally J. Hutchins |
| Name: | | Sally J. Hutchins |
| Title: | | Senior Vice President and Clerk |
Date: August 21, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Shareholder letter dated August 21, 2007. |
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| 99.2 | | Press release dated August 14, 2007 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2007.) |
