=========================================================================== 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 21, 2004 UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maine 0-12958 01-0395131 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 66 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (207) 667-2504 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 1-6. Not applicable. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) The following exhibits are filed with this Report: Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued by Union Bankshares Company (the "Company") on July 21, 2004, furnished in accordance with Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 8. Not applicable. Item 9. Regulation FD The following information is furnished under this Item 9 in satisfaction of Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." On July 21, 2004, the Company announced its earnings for the second quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. A copy of the press release dated July 21, 2004, describing second quarter earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Item 10-11. Not applicable. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition See Item 9 per SEC Release 33-8216, March 27, 2003. 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. UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY By: /s/ Peter A. Blyberg ----------------------------- Name: Peter A. Blyberg Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: July 26, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated July 21, 2004.