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 11,
2010
First United Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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0-14237
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52-1380770
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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:
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On January 11, 2010, First United
Corporation mailed a letter to shareholders addressing the recently-announced
cash dividend reduction. A copy of the letter is furnished herewith
as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item
7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits filed or furnished with
this report are listed in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the
signatures hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by
reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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FIRST
UNITED CORPORATION |
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Dated: January
13, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Carissa
L. Rodeheaver, |
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Carissa
L. Rodeheaver, |
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Executive
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Letter to
shareholders dated January 11, 2010 (furnished herewith).