0000765207-17-000019.txt : 20170503 0000765207-17-000019.hdr.sgml : 20170503 20170503085301 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000765207-17-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170503 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20170503 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170503 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: First Bancorp, Inc /ME/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000765207 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 010404322 STATE OF INCORPORATION: ME FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26589 FILM NUMBER: 17807307 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 940 STREET 2: MAIN STREET CITY: DAMARISCOTTA STATE: ME ZIP: 04543 BUSINESS PHONE: 2075633195 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 940 CITY: DAMARISCOTTA STATE: ME ZIP: 04543 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN CORP /ME/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a8-k170503.htm 8-K Document



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 3, 2017


THE FIRST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

MAINE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-26589
01-0404322
(Commission file number)
(IRS employer identification no.)


Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine
04543
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


(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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events            Page 1

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.        Page 1

Signatures                     Page 2

Exhibit Index                Page 3



Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 3, 2017, the Registrant issued the press release filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 stating that the Registrant's trading symbol was incorrectly included in a press release issued by WeissLaw LLP on May 2, 2017.


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 May 3, 2017.




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
May 3, 2017











































Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Registrant's Press Release dated May 3, 2017.


 EX-99.1 2 a8-k170503x991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1


The First Bancorp Incorrectly Identified in Press Release
 

DAMARISCOTTA, Maine - (BUSINESS WIRE) - May 3, 2017 - In a press release issued on May 2, 2017 by WeissLaw LLP, the trading symbol of The First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNLC), a Maine-based company, was incorrectly included. The WeissLaw LLP press release stated that the law firm is investigating issues related to a proposed transaction between two North-Carolina-based bank holding companies that was announced on May 1, 2017. The First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNLC) is not involved in the proposed transaction in any way and has requested the WeissLaw LLP press release be retracted.

The First Bancorp, headquartered in Damariscotta, Maine, is the holding company for First National Bank. Founded in 1864, the Bank serves the Pine Tree State with 16 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Hancock, Penobscot and Washington Counties. The Bank provides a full range of consumer and commercial banking products and services. First Advisors, a division of First National Bank, provides investment advisory, wealth management and trust services from five offices in Lincoln, Knox, Penobscot and Hancock Counties.

Forward-looking and cautionary statements: except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially, as discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact F. Stephen Ward, the First Bancorp's Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, at 207.563.3272.