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~~June 2518, 2021

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(previous filings under the name NORTH COUNTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

michigan	0-20167	38-2062816
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

130 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, MANISTIQUE, michigan	49854
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (888) 343-8147

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock MFNC Nasdaq Stock Market

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

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 ¨

~~Item~~Securities ~~5.07~~registered ~~Submission~~pursuant ~~of Matters~~ to aSection ~~Vote~~12(b) of ~~Security~~the ~~Holders~~Act:

~~Mackinac~~Title ~~Financial Corporation (“the Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting~~ of ~~Shareholders~~each onclass ~~May~~Trading ~~25, 2021. The shareholders~~ Symbol(~~i) elected four members of the Company’~~s ~~Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in the year 2024; (ii~~) ~~approved,~~Name ~~in a non-binding vote, the Company’s compensation~~ of ~~its~~each ~~named executive~~exchange ~~officers;~~on ~~and~~which ~~(iii)~~registered ~~ratified~~Common ~~the~~Stock ~~appointment~~MFNC ofNasdaq ~~Plante~~Stock & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021. There were 10,550,393 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of April 13, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting.Market

~~The~~Item ~~voting~~7.01 ~~results~~Regulation onFD ~~the three matters were as follows:~~Disclosure.

~~Election~~On June 18, 2021, Mackinac Financial Corporation (the “Company”) reported its Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend of $.14 per common share, payable July 16, 2021 to shareholders of record as of July 2, 2021.

	For		Withheld		Broker Non-votes
Walter J. Aspatore		5,191,191		1,013,212		1,580,891
Robert H. Orley		5,204,800		999,603		1,580,891
Randolph C. Paschke		3,601,156		2,603,247		1,580,891
Martin Thomson		6,090,462		113,941		1,580,891

The Company issued a press release announcing the dividend. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Advisory~~The information contained in this item, including that which is incorporated by reference, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (~~Non-Binding~~the “SEC”). Such ~~Vote~~information onshall ~~Executive~~not ~~Compensation~~be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-votes
	5,837,760				315,804				50,839				1,580,891

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

~~Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors~~(d) Exhibits

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-votes
	7,748,432				28,889				7,973				-

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

EXHIBIT NUMBER		EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.1		Press Release of Mackinac Financial Corporation dated June 18, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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.

	MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 25, 2021
Date: June 18, 2021
	~~By:~~	~~/s/ Jesse A. Deering~~By:	/s/ Jesse A. Deering
		~~Jesse A. Deering~~	Jesse A. Deering
		~~EVP/CFO~~	EVP/CFO

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