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): May 17, 2018

First United Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

19 South Second Street, Oakland, Maryland 21550

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 334-9471

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

At the annual meeting of shareholders of First United Corporation (the “Corporation”) held on May 17, 2018 (the “2018 Meeting”), the shareholders approved the First United Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). By its terms, the Plan became effective upon such approval. The material terms and conditions of the Plan were described in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2018 Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2018, under the heading, “APPROVAL OF THE EQUITY PLAN (Proposal 2)”, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

At the 2018 Meeting, the Corporation’s shareholders voted on the four proposals set forth below. These proposals were submitted to a vote through the solicitation of proxies. The results of the votes are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – Election of four nominees to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Proposal 2 – Approval of the First United Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan:

Proposal 3 – Adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2017:

Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018:

The exhibits filed with this report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

SIGNATURES

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.