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 27, 2005 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) Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. (b) Departure of Director. First United Corporation (the "Corporation") announces that, pursuant to the Corporation's mandatory retirement policy (the "Policy"), Rex W. Burton will retire from the Corporation's Board of Directors at the conclusion of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled to be held on April 26, 2005. Under the Policy, a director who reaches the age of 70 must retire from the Board at the expiration of that director's current term of office. The Corporation will update this report if the date of the 2005 Annual Meeting, and, thus, the date of Mr. Burton's retirement, is postponed or otherwise changed. 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. FIRST UNITED CORPORATION Dated: January 27, 2005 By: /s/ Robert W. Kurtz ----------------------------------- Robert W. Kurtz President and CFO