thefirstbancorp8k100318.htm
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): March 18, 2010
THE
FIRST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in charter)
MAINE
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-26589
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01-0404322
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS
employer identification no.)
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Main
Street, Damariscotta, Maine
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04853
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(207)
563-3195
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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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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))
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Item
8.01 Other Events
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Page
1
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Page
1
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Signatures
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Page
2
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Exhibit
Index
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Page
3
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Section 8
- Other Events
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On March
18, 2010, the Registrant issued the press release filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1
announcing
the declaration of a cash dividend.
Section 9
- Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
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The
following Exhibits are being furnished herewith:
99.1
Registrant's Press Release dated March 18, 2010.
SIGNATURE
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.
THE FIRST
BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/
F. STEPHEN WARD
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F.
Stephen Ward
Executive
Vice President &
Chief
Financial Officer
Dated:
March 18, 2010
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
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99.1
Registrant's Press Release dated March 18, 2010.