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:
October
8, 2008
Maine
& Maritimes Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ME
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333-103749
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30-0155348
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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PO
Box 789
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04769
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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207
760 2499
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(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
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ITEM
1.01
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ENTRY
INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE
AGREEMENT
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On
October 2, 2008, Maine Public Service Company (“MPS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Maine & Maritimes Corporation (AMEX: MAM) entered into a Joint
Development Agreement with Central Maine Power Company (“CMP”). Under
this agreement, the parties will continue their development of a 345 kV electric
transmission line between the MPS system and the CMP system. Ongoing
development activities include the acquisition of land contracts in the
transmission corridor, the acquisition of necessary governmental permits and
approvals, seeking commitments from generators, and obtaining approval from New
England transmission owners to regionally allocate the costs of the
project. Following the development phase, if certain conditions have
been met, the parties intend to enter into a Joint Ownership Agreement to
construct the line based on the terms outlined in Exhibit A of the Joint
Development Agreement.
The Joint
Development Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated
herein by this reference. The foregoing description of the material
terms of the agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
exhibit.
ITEM
9.01
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS
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(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
10.1
Joint Development Agreement, dated October 2, 2008,
between Maine Public Service Company and Central Maine Power
Company
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.
Dated:
October 8, 2008
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MAINE
& MARITIMES CORPORATION
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By: /s/
Brent M. Boyles
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Brent
M. Boyles
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President
and CEO
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