UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 5, 2008 ---------------- FIRST LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORPORATION -------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-28815 06-1241321 -------- ------- ---------- State or other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 13 North Street, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 567-8752 -------------- N/A --- (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [_] 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)) Section 8. Other Events ------------ Item 8.01 Other Events. ------------ A. The Board of Directors of the Company declared a $0.15 per share quarterly cash dividend at a meeting held December 5, 2008. The quarterly cash dividend will be paid on January 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on January 7, 2009. Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits. --------------------------------- Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. --------------------------------- (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release dated December 5, 2008. 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 hereto duly authorized. FIRST LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: /s/ CARROLL A. PEREIRA Carroll A. Pereira Treasurer Dated: December 5, 2008