fnlc-20260429
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): April 29, 2026
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.) | ||||
| 223 Main Street | Damariscotta | Maine | 04543 | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(207) 563-3195
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FNLC | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 5, Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Page 1
Signatures Page 3
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The First Bancorp, Inc., the one-bank holding company of First National Bank was held solely by remote communication in a virtual-only format on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes:
1.To elect as Directors of the Company the nominees listed in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2026.
2.To approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s executives.
3.To approve (on an advisory basis) the frequency of non-binding shareholder votes on executive compensation.
4.To ratify the Audit Committee's selection of BDMP Assurance, LLP, as independent auditors of the Company for 2026.
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Of the 11,270,319 shares outstanding, there were present virtually or by proxy 9,593,345 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 85.12% of the total outstanding eligible votes. The final voting results for each proposal are as follows:
1.To elect as Directors of the Company the nominees listed in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2026.
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||||
| Robert B. Gregory | 7,485,413 | 392,688 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Ingrid H.W. Kachmar | 7,857,472 | 20,629 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Renee W. Kelly | 7,791,891 | 86,210 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Tony C. McKim | 7,817,366 | 60,735 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Cornelius J. Russell | 7,757,432 | 120,669 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Stuart G. Smith | 7,738,296 | 139,805 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| Kimberly S. Swan | 7,704,603 | 173,498 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
| F. Stephen Ward | 7,768,350 | 109,751 | 1,715,244 | |||||||||||
2. To approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s executives.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||
| 7,534,553 | 261,496 | 82,052 | 1,715,244 | ||||||||
3. To approve (on an advisory basis) the frequency of non-binding shareholder votes on executive compensation.
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
| 6,869,457 | 39,523 | 886,262 | 82,859 | 1,715,244 | ||||||||||
4. To ratify the Audit Committee's selection of BDMP Assurance, LLP, as independent auditors
of the Company for 2026.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||
| 9,571,754 | 8,261 | 13,330 | — | ||||||||
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/ Richard M. Elder
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Richard M. Elder
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Dated: May 1, 2026