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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 28, 2010



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
 04853
(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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.07       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Page 1
Signatures
Page 2
Exhibit Index
Page 3


 
 

 

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The First Bancorp, Inc., the one-bank holding company of The First, N.A., was held at The Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport, Maine 04856, on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes:

1.  
To elect to one-year terms as Directors of the Company the nominees listed in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 19, 2010.
2.  
To approve (on a non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s executives.
3.  
To approve the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the reservation of 400,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance thereunder.
4.  
To ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker as independent auditors of the Company for 2010.

At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 8,623,983 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 88.44% of the total outstanding eligible votes. The final voting results for each proposal are as follows:

1. To elect to one-year terms as Directors of the Company the nominees listed in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 19, 2010.

 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Katherine M. Boyd
6,813,638
134,375
1,675,970
Daniel R. Daigneault
6,820,004
128,009
1,675,970
Robert B. Gregory
6,820,209
127,804
1,675,970
Tony C. McKim
6,732,126
215,887
1,675,970
Carl S. Poole
6,819,844
128,169
1,675,970
Mark N. Rosborough
6,817,150
130,863
1,675,970
Stuart G. Smith
6,813,638
134,375
1,675,970
David B. Soule
6,788,052
159,961
1,675,970
Bruce B. Tindal
6,819,718
128,295
1,675,970

2. To approve (on a non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s executives.

For
Against
Abstain
8,239,324
251,571
133,088

3.  To approve the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the reservation of 400,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance thereunder.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
6,359,830
469,122
119,060
1,675,970

4.  To ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker as independent auditors of the Company for 2010.

For
Against
Abstain
8,573,881
18,876
31,226

 
 

 


 
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
F. Stephen Ward
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 30, 2010