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): September 11, 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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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240.14a-12)
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Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.03.
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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On
September 11, 2007, Northway Financial, Inc. (the “Company” or “Northway”)
issued
a
press release announcing that Northway had filed amendments to its Articles
of
Incorporation, as amended, with the New Hampshire Secretary of State to effect
a
1-for-400 reverse stock split, followed immediately by an 800-for-1 forward
stock split. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference in its
entirety.
A
copy of
the reverse stock split amendment and forward stock split amendment are attached
as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this report, and are each incorporated
herein by reference.
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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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3.1
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Articles
of Amendment, filed with the New Hampshire Secretary State on September
11, 2007
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3.2
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Articles
of Amendment, filed with the New Hampshire Secretary State on September
11, 2007
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99.1
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Press
Release of Northway Financial, Inc. dated September 11,
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:
September 11, 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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2
Exhibit
Index
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3.1
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Articles
of Amendment, filed with the New Hampshire Secretary State on September
11, 2007
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3.2
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Articles
of Amendment, filed with the New Hampshire Secretary State on September
11, 2007
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99.1
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Press
Release of Northway Financial, Inc. dated September 11,
2007
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