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):  May 28, 2015

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(previous filings under the name NORTH COUNTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MICHIGAN	0-20167	38-2062816
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

130 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN	49854
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 343-8147

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01              OTHER EVENTS.

On May 28, 2015, the Board of Directors of Mackinac Financial Corporation (the “Company”) reported the dividend and payment date of a previously approved cash dividend of $.075 per common share, payable July 10, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 25, 2015.  The dividend was approved by the Board of Directors on May 27, 2015.

On May 28, 2015 the Company issued a press release announcing the dividend.  A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this item, including that which is incorporated by reference, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)      Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

EXHIBIT
NUMBER	EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release of Mackinac Financial Corporation dated May 28, 2015

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.

	MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 28, 2015
		By:	/s/ Ernie R. Krueger
			Ernie R. Krueger
			EVP/CFO

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER	EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release dated May 28, 2015

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION DECLARES $.075 CASH DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

For Release:	May 28, 2015
Nasdaq:	MFNC
Contact:	Ernie R. Krueger, (906) 341-7158 /ekrueger@bankmbank.com
Website:	www.bankmbank.com

Manistique, Michigan — Mackinac Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: MFNC), the bank holding company for mBank, today announced that on May 27, 2015, its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $.075 per common share, payable July 10, 2015 to shareholders of record June 25, 2015. The dividend is unchanged from the prior quarter’s dividend.

Mackinac Financial Corporation is a registered bank holding company formed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with assets in excess of $725 million and whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market as “MFNC.”   The principal subsidiary of the Corporation is mBank.  Headquartered in Manistique, Michigan, mBank has 17 branch locations; 13 in the Upper Peninsula, three in the Northern Lower Peninsula and one in Oakland County, Michigan.  The Corporation’s banking services include commercial lending and treasury management products and services geared toward small to mid-sized businesses, as well as a full array of personal and business deposit products and consumer loans.