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): April 1329, 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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On April 13 29, 2021, ~~Mr. Robert Mahaney notified~~ Mackinac Financial Corporation ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”)~~a ofpress release ~~his~~announcing ~~resignation~~its ~~from~~announcing ~~the~~its ~~Board~~results of ~~Directors~~operations offor the ~~Company and~~three ~~the~~months ~~Board~~ended ofMarch 31, ~~Directors~~2021 and Statement of ~~mBank,~~Financial Condition ~~effective~~as ~~April~~of 13March 31, 2021. ~~Mr.~~The ~~Mahaney~~press ~~intends~~release tois ~~focus~~attached ~~full-time~~as onExhibit No. 99 ~~his~~and ~~business~~incorporated ~~interests~~herein ~~and~~by ~~civic activities~~reference.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

EXHIBIT

NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

Press Release of Mackinac Financial Corporation dated April 29, 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: April 19, 2021
Date: April 29, 2021
	By:	/s/ Jesse A. Deering
		Jesse A. Deering
		EVP/CFO

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