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UNITED STATES
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UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY
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UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY
66 Main Street
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
May 19, 2000
Dear Stockholder:
In connection with our Annual Meeting of Stockholders enclosed is the Notice of
Annual Meeting, Annual Meeting Proxy Statement and a Proxy Card.
At this time we are not asking you to provide a proxy or to vote with respect to
the proposed merger between Mid-Coast Bancorp, Inc. and Union Bankshares
Company. The proposed merger will be voted upon at a special meeting of
stockholders which will be conducted specifically for that purpose in the near
future. You will receive a separate notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy
card in connection with that special meeting.
Very Truly Yours,
Peter A. Blyberg
President
Investors and security holders are advised to read the proxy statement and other
documents related to the Union Bankshares Company and Mid-Coast Bancorp, Inc.
merger when they become available and any amendments to these documents when
they become available because they will contain important information. Investors
and security holders may obtain these documents free of charge, when available,
and other documents filed by Union Bankshares Company or Mid-Coast Bancorp, Inc.
with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC's Internet web site
(www.sec.gov). Documents filed by Union Bankshares Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission may be obtained for free from Union Bankshares Company
by directing such request to Union Bankshares Company, 66 Main Street, P.O. Box
479, Ellsworth, Maine, 04605-1987, telephone 800-432-1592 or 207-667-2504.
Union Bankshares Company and its directors intend to solicit proxies from Union
Bankshares Company stockholders in favor of the merger. The names of the
directors of Union Bankshares Company and information regarding their security
holdings may be obtained for free from Union Bankshares Company by directing
such request to Union Bankshares Company, 66 Main Street, P.O. Box 479,
Ellsworth, Maine, 04605-1987, telephone 800-432-1592 or 207-667-2504.
