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~~ ~~29,~~May 25, 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 25.0207 ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition.~~Vote of Security Holders

OnMackinac ~~April 29,~~Financial Corporation (“the Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, ~~Mackinac~~2021. ~~Financial~~The ~~Corporation~~shareholders ~~issued~~(i) aelected ~~press release~~four ~~announcing~~members ~~its~~of ~~announcing~~the ~~its~~Company’s ~~results~~Board of ~~operations~~Directors to ~~for~~serve until the ~~three~~Annual ~~months~~Meeting ~~ended~~in ~~March 31~~the year 2024; (ii) approved, ~~2021~~in ~~and~~a ~~Statement~~non-binding vote, the Company’s compensation of ~~Financial~~its named ~~Condition~~executive asofficers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of ~~March~~ Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021. ~~The~~There ~~press~~were ~~release~~10,550,393 isoutstanding ~~attached~~shares eligible to vote as ~~Exhibit No. 99~~of ~~and~~April ~~incorporated~~13, ~~herein~~2021, bythe ~~reference~~record date for the Annual Meeting.

~~ITEM~~The ~~9.01.~~voting ~~FINANCIAL~~results ~~STATEMENTS~~on ~~AND~~the ~~EXHIBITS.~~three matters were as follows:

~~(d) Exhibits~~Election of Directors

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

	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

~~EXHIBIT~~Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation

NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

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

99Ratification ~~Press~~of ~~Release~~Appointment of ~~Mackinac~~Independent ~~Financial Corporation dated April 29, 2021~~Auditors

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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

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 29, 2021
Date: May 25, 2021
	By:	/s/ Jesse A. Deering
		Jesse A. Deering
		EVP/CFO

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