FORM 11-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from <> to <>
Commission file number: 0-20167
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
B. Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Mackinac Financial Corporation
130 South Cedar Street
Manistique, MI 49854
 
 

 


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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Report
December 31, 2008

 


 

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NOTE: All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Plan Administrator
Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets of the Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held at end of year as of December 31, 2008 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC
Auburn Hills, Michigan
June 29, 2009

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                 
    December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Assets
               
Participant-directed investments:
               
Money market fund
  $ 573     $  
Pooled separate accounts
    1,500,655       2,159,583  
Mackinac Financial Corporation stock
    88,220        
Participant loans
    53,759       26,176  
 
           
 
               
Total participant-directed investments
    1,643,207       2,185,759  
 
               
Cash
    17,573       45,534  
Contributions receivable
    110,370       90,395  
 
           
Net Assets Available for Benefits
  $ 1,771,150     $ 2,321,688  
 
           
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2008
         
Additions to Net Assets
       
Contributions:
       
Employee
  $ 287,297  
Employer
    110,371  
Rollovers
    14,613  
 
     
Total contributions
    412,281  
Investment income (loss):
       
Interest on participant loans
    2,987  
Net depreciation in fair value of pooled separate accounts
    (827,643 )
Net depreciation in Mackinac Financial Corporation stock
    (29,943 )
 
     
Total investment loss
    (854,599 )
 
     
Total additions — net
    (442,318 )
Deductions from Net Assets — Benefits paid directly to participants or beneficiaries
    108,220  
Net decrease
    (550,538 )
Net Assets Available for Benefits
       
Beginning of year
    2,321,688  
 
     
End of year
  $ 1,771,150  
 
     
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 1 — Plan Description
The following description of the Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General — The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all employees of Mackinac Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) who have completed three months of service and are age 18 or older. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan was amended during 2008 to include an option to invest in Corporation stock.
Contributions — Participants may elect to have up to 80 percent of their annual compensation contributed on their behalf as an elective deferral. Amounts contributed are deducted from gross wages for each payroll period and deposited with John Hancock Life Insurance Company or Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. The Plan invests in whole shares of the Corporation’s stock generally on the last business day of each month. The contributions used to purchase whole shares of Corporation stock are held in a cash account until the Plan’s next purchase of whole shares of Corporation stock. Cash dividends, if any, on Corporation stock will be reinvested in accordance with the participant’s investment election. Stock dividends, if any, on Corporation stock will be reinvested in Corporation stock unless specifically elected otherwise in writing.
Mackinac Financial Corporation may make a matching contribution equal to a discretionary percentage of the amount of each participant’s elective deferral, not to exceed 5 percent of a participant’s compensation. The Plan was amended effective January 1, 2006, requiring a participant to achieve 1,000 hours of service and be employed at the Corporation on the last day of the plan year in order for the participant to be eligible for the matching contribution. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the board of directors elected to contribute, as a matching contribution, up to 3 percent of a participant’s compensation. The Corporation has the option of making an additional discretionary contribution based on compensation which is determined by its board of directors. There were no additional discretionary contributions made in 2008. The Corporation can automatically direct that up to 25 percent of the discretionary match be invested in Corporation stock, and participants may modify this direction of investments subsequently without restriction.

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 1 — Plan Description (continued)
Participant Accounts — Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, allocations of the Corporation’s contributions, and plan earnings and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participants’ compensation or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. Participants may direct the investments of their account balances into various investment options offered by the Plan, including an option to invest up to 25 percent of the participant’s account balance in Corporation stock.
Vesting — Participants are immediately 100 percent vested in employee salary and rollover contributions and any income or loss thereon. Vesting in the Corporation’s discretionary contribution portion of their accounts, plus actual earnings thereon, is based on years of service. For vesting purposes, a year of service is defined as a plan year during which an employee has been credited with at least 1,000 hours of service. Participants vest in discretionary contributions 100 percent after three years of service.
Participant Loans — Participants may borrow from their accounts subject to certain maximum and minimum amounts as prescribed in the Plan and in the Internal Revenue Code. Loans are collateralized by the participant’s account balance and bear interest at a rate charged for similar loans by lending institutions as determined by the plan administrator.
Benefit Payments — Upon termination of employment, the participant or, in the case of death, the surviving spouse can elect to receive the participant’s account balance in a single lump sum or in various installment annuities not to exceed 15 years or the life expectancy of the participant. If the account is invested in Corporation stock, the participant may elect to receive an “in kind” distribution of whole shares.
Hardship Withdrawals — Participants may request that all or a portion of their account be distributed in the case of severe financial hardship, as defined in the plan document. The Corporation must approve any such hardship withdrawals.
Forfeitures — If a participant is not fully vested on his or her termination date, the nonvested amount of the account is forfeited. Forfeitures are used to reduce future Corporation contributions or to pay administrative expenses of the Plan.
Termination — While it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Corporation has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in the plan agreement and ERISA. Upon termination of the Plan, participants become 100 percent vested in their account balances.

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 1 — Plan Description (continued)
Party-in-interest Transactions — Certain plan assets are in investment funds managed by John Hancock Life Insurance Company or its affiliates. John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) is the custodian of the Plan; therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions as defined under ERISA guidelines. Participants can elect to invest in Mackinac Financial Corporation stock. Mackinac Financial Corporation is the plan sponsor; therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions as defined under ERISA guidelines.
Voting Rights — Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares allocated to his or her account. The Plan trustee is required to vote shares of common stock that have been allocated to participants but for which the trustee received no voting instructions in the same manner and in the same proportion as the shares for which the plan trustee received timely voting instructions.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Benefit Payments — Benefits are recorded when paid.
Administrative Expenses — Various administrative costs are paid by the Corporation.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Risks and Uncertainties — The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
Investment Valuation — The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Investments in pooled separate accounts are stated at fair value, based on the fair value of the underlying assets. The participant loans and money market fund are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximates fair value. Quoted market prices are used to value all other investments.

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
Note 3 — Investments
Significant investments of end of year net assets are as follows:
                 
    2008   2007
JH Lifestyle Aggressive
  $ 163,829     $ 254,372  
JH Lifecycle 2025
    146,356       211,938  
JH Lifecycle 2030
    82,686       173,397  
JH Lifestyle Balanced
    366,286       528,962  
JH Lifestyle Growth
    291,401       396,922  
Note 4 — Tax Status
The Plan, as adopted, is a volume submitter plan, which does not require an application for a determination letter from the IRS. The volume submitter plan has received a favorable notification letter from the IRS dated March 31, 2008. The Plan has been amended since receiving the notification letter.
Note 5 – Employer Contribution
For the 2008 plan year, Mackinac Financial Corporation made an employer contribution to the Plan of approximately $110,000. Mackinac Financial Corporation utilizes plan forfeitures toward the total contribution to the Plan. For 2008, the amount utilized was approximately $18,000.
Note 6 – Fair Value
As of January 1, 2008, the Plan adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures for fair value measurements. The standard applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective prospectively for periods beginning January 1, 2008 for financial assets. The implementation of the provisions of SFAS 157 for financial assets as of January 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 6 – Fair Value (continued)
SFAS 157 provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related asset or liability. In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Plan’s assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at December 31, 2008
                                 
    Quoted Prices in            
    Active Markets for   Significant Other   Significant   Balance at
    Identical Assets   Observable Inputs   Unobservable   December 31,
    (Level 1)   (Level 2)   Inputs (Level 3)   2008
Assets
                               
Money market fund
  $ 573     $     $     $ 573  
Pooled separate accounts
          1,500,655             1,500,655  
Mackinac Financial Corporation stock
    88,220                   88,220  
Participant loans
                53,759       53,759  
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Plan’s level 3 participant loans for the year ended December 31, 2008.
         
    Participant  
    Loans  
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 26,176  
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements — net
    27,583  
 
     
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 53,759  
 
     

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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year
Form 5500, Schedule H, Line 4i
EIN 38-2062816, Plan No. 004
December 31, 2008
                 
Identity of Issuer   Description of Investment   Cost   Current Value  
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  
Money market fund-Prime Cash Series
  *   $ 573  
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)  
Pooled separate accounts:
           
   
JH Lifecycle 2010
  *     14,843  
   
JH Lifecycle 2040
  *     8,616  
   
JH Lifestyle Aggressive
  *     163,829  
   
JH American Funds Inv Co Am
  *     12,591  
   
JH Legg Mason Value
  *     2,725  
   
JH DFA International Value
  *     652  
   
JH Small Cap Value Index
  *     293  
   
Total Bank Market
  *     1,421  
   
Small Company Value Fund
  *     9,735  
   
International Value Fund
  *     8,952  
   
JH Lifecycle 2015
  *     9,604  
   
JH Lifecycle 2020
  *     50,192  
   
JH Lifecycle 2025
  *     146,356  
   
JH Lifecycle 2030
  *     82,686  
   
JH Lifecycle 2035
  *     26,657  
   
JH Lifecycle 2045
  *     24,072  
   
JH Lifestyle Conservative
  *     31,295  
   
JH Lifestyle Moderate
  *     3,035  
   
JH Lifestyle Balanced
  *     366,286  
   
JH Lifestyle Growth
  *     291,401  
   
JH T. Rowe Price Spectrum Inc
  *     22,960  
   
JH LM Partners Glb High Yield
  *     3,179  
   
JH American Funds Am Balanced
  *     3,113  
   
JH American Funds Wash Mutual
  *     2,628  
   
JH T. Rowe Price Equity Inc
  *     3,059  
   
JH Davis New York Venture
  *     14,915  
   
JH Mutual Beacon
  *     8,126  
   
JH Mutual Discovery
  *     9,289  
   
JH DWS RREEF Real Estate
  *     2,941  
   
JH MFS Utilities
  *     9,280  
   
JH Domini Social Equity
  *     174  
   
JH BlackRock Large Value
  *     3,844  
   
JH T. Rowe Price Blue Chip
  *     13,531  
   
JH American Funds Growth Fund
  *     6,361  
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Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year Continued
Form 5500, Schedule H, Line 4i
EIN 38-2062816, Plan No. 004
December 31, 2008
                 
Identity of Issuer   Description of Investment   Cost   Current Value  
 
   
JH Templeton World
  *   $ 6,502  
   
JH Openheimer Global
  *     7,639  
   
JH American Funds EuroPacific
  *     12,211  
   
JH Colombia Marsico Intl Opps
  *     7,693  
   
JH Energy
  *     6,806  
   
JH American Century Vista
  *     599  
   
JH AIM Small Cap Growth
  *     3,981  
   
JH Bridgeway Ultra-Small Co
  *     974  
   
JH DFA Emerging Markets Value
  *     7,143  
   
Strategic Bank Fund
  *     21,385  
   
High Yield Fund
  *     736  
   
Large Cap Fund
  *     268  
   
Value Fund
  *     4,198  
   
Mid Cap Value
  *     79  
   
Mid Value Fund
  *     3,940  
   
Small Cap Value Fund
  *     9,878  
   
Utilities Fund
  *     677  
   
U.S. Large Cap Fund
  *     138  
   
International Core Fund
  *     363  
   
Intl Equity Index Fund
  *     3,411  
   
Natural Resources Fund
  *     7,127  
   
Mid Cap Stock Fund
  *     4,433  
   
Small Cap Index Fund
  *     728  
   
Total Return
  *     280  
   
Equity Inc
  *     141  
   
All Cap Value
  *     6,727  
   
Small Opportunity
  *     5,258  
   
All Cap Opportunity
  *     132  
   
Financial
  *     8,589  
   
Small Cap Tech
  *     9,978  
Mackinac Financial
Corporation
 
Corporation stock-Mackinac Financial Corporation stock
  *     88,220  
Participants  
Participant loans — Interest rates ranging from 6.00 percent to 9.25 percent
      53,759  
   
 
         
   
Total investments
        1,643,207  
   
 
         
 
*   Cost information not required
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    Mackinac Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan
 
           
Date: June 29, 2009
  By:
Name:
  /s/ Ernie R. Krueger
 
Ernie R. Krueger
   
 
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer    
 
      Mackinac Financial Corporation