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): January 31, 2007
NORTHWAY
FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Hampshire
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000-23129
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04-3368579
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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Commission file number
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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9
Main
Street
Berlin,
New Hampshire 03570
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (603)752-1171
No
Change
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02.
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
January 31, 2007, Northway Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its
financial results for the fourth quarter of 2006. The full text of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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NORTHWAY
FINANCIAL, INC.
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Dated:
February 1, 2007
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By:
\s\Richard
P. Orsillo
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Richard
P. Orsillo
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
Release of Northway Financial, Inc. dated January 31,
2007.
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