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): November 18, 2014

 

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:

 

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

 

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

Effective November 18, 2014, First United Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as the transfer agent and registrar for the Company’s capital securities. Further information about this appointment is contained in the Company’s letter to shareholders that is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)             Exhibits.

 

The exhibits furnished with this report are listed in the Exhibit Index which immediately follows the signatures hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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:  November 25, 2014	By:	/s/ Carissa L. Rodeheaver
		Carissa L. Rodeheaver
		President and Chief Financial
		Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Letter to shareholders relating to the appointment of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as transfer agent and registrar (filed herewith)