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): October 27, 2015
MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(previous filings under the name NORTH COUNTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN |
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0-20167 |
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38-2062816 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
130 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN |
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49854 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants 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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 27, 2015, the Board of Directors of Mackinac Financial Corporation (the Company) reported the approval of a cash dividend of $.10 per common share, payable January 7, 2016 to shareholders of record as of December 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:
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99.1 |
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Press Release of Mackinac Financial Corporation dated October 27, 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.
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MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
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Date: October 27, 2015 |
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/s/ Ernie R. Krueger | |
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Ernie R. Krueger | |
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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION DECLARES $.10 CASH DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK
For Release: |
October 27, 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 (the Bank), announced the approval of a cash dividend by its Board of Directors on October 27, 2015. The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $.10 per common share, payable January 7, 2016 to shareholders of record at December 28, 2015. The dividend is unchanged from the prior quarters dividend.
Mackinac Financial Corporation is a registered bank holding company formed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with assets in excess of $750 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 Corporations 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, intends, should, will, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements: as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect managements current beliefs as to expected outcomes of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood, and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause a difference include among others: changes in the national and local economies or market conditions; changes in interest rates and banking regulations; the impact of competition from traditional or new sources; and the possibility that anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements from mergers and acquisitions, bank consolidations, and other sources may not be fully realized at all or within specified time frames as well as other risks and uncertainties including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other factors may cause decisions and actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Mackinac Financial Corporation undertakes no obligation to revise, update, or clarify forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release.