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): July 26, 2006
NORTHWAY
FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Hampshire
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000-23129
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04-3368579
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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Commission
file number
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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9
Main
Street
Berlin
New Hampshire 03570
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (603)752-1171
No
Change
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02.
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
July
26, 2006, Northway Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the second quarter of 2006. The full text of the
press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release of Northway Financial, Inc. dated July 26,
2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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NORTHWAY
FINANCIAL, INC.
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Dated:
July 27, 2006
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By:
\s\Richard
P. Orsillo
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Richard
P. Orsillo
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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