Form 8-K - Current report

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): December 11, 2023

First United Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	0-14237	52-1380770
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

19 South Second Street, Oakland, Maryland 21550

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 334-9471

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	FUNC	Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01

Other Events.

First United Corporation (the “Corporation”), the parent company of First United Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), announces that the Bank intends to close four branches in February 2024. These branches include the Cannery Branch in Frederick, Maryland, the White Oaks Branch in Cumberland, Maryland, the Bridgeport Branch in Bridgeport, West Virginia, and the Cheat Landing Branch in Morgantown, West Virginia. In connection with these closures, the Corporation anticipates that it will incur costs of approximately $1.3 million, most of which will relate to accelerated depreciation of furniture and fixtures and leasing costs. Annual savings from the closures are expected to be approximately $1.0 million.

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project” “should”, and “will”, and variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation expressly disclaims any current intention to update publicly any forward-looking statement after the filing of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the iXBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

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.

	FIRST UNITED CORPORATION


Dated: December 11, 2023	By:	/s/ Tonya K. Sturm
		Tonya K. Sturm
		Senior Vice President & CFO

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Cover	Dec. 11, 2023
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Document Period End Date	Dec. 11, 2023
Entity File Number	0-14237
Entity Registrant Name	First United Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000763907
Entity Tax Identification Number	52-1380770
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Address, Address Line One	19 South Second Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Oakland
Entity Address, State or Province	MD
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	21550
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Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
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