DEFA14A 1 tm201253d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): January 3, 2020

First United Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland |  | 0-14237 |  | 52-1380770
(State or other jurisdiction of |  | (Commission file number) |  | (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) |  |  |  | Identification No.)

19 South Second Street, Oakland, Maryland 21550

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 334-9471

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

| x | 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock | FUNC | Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 3, 2020, First United Corporation issued a letter to its shareholders. A copy of the letter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Letter to Shareholders, dated January 3, 2020 (filed herewith)

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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.

| FIRST UNITED CORPORATION
Dated: January 3, 2020 | By: | /s/ Tonya K. Sturm
|  | Tonya K. Sturm
|  | Senior Vice President & CFO

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