FIRST UNITED CORP/MD/

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying Proxy Card are being furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of First United Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), of proxies to be voted at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) to be held at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 7, 2026 at First United Operations Center, 12892 Garrett Highway, Oakland, Maryland 21550 and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. This Proxy Statement and Proxy Card, along with the 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders (including the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), will be first sent or given to shareholders on or about March 31, 2026.

As used in this Proxy Statement, the terms “the Corporation”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to First United Corporation and, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.