 Driver Management Company LLC together with its affiliates, Driver or we, the largest shareholder of First United Corporation NASDAQ: FUNC First United or the Company, today disclosed that it has received a letter from the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation the Maryland Commissioner questioning Drivers ability to vote its shares at First Uniteds Annual Meeting of Shareholders the Annual Meeting on June 11, 2020. First Uniteds lobbying of the Maryland Commissioner puts any shareholder of a Maryland bank at risk of disenfranchisement if they express a view regarding that banks management, board of directors or strategic direction. This makes a mockery of the notion of shareholder rights, such as the right for shareholders to submit proposals pursuant to federal securities laws, nominate directors, call special meetings and generally communicate their views to management, boards of directors and fellow shareholders. 