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): August 28, 2007
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
Former
name or former address, if changed since last Report: N/A
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
3.01.
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Notice
of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard;
Transfer of Listing.
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On
August
28, 2007, Northway Financial, Inc. (the “Company” or “Northway”) issued a press
release announcing its intention to voluntarily file for deregistration with
the
SEC and delist from the NASDAQ Global Market. The
press
release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
into this Item 3.01 by reference in its entirety.
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Other
Events.
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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 Press
Release
for Nortway Financial, Inc. dated August 28, 2007.
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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:
August 28, 2007
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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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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
Release of Northway Financial, Inc. dated August 28,
2007
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