SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        Date of Report: February 4, 1997
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                                 FIRSTMARK CORP.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



            Maine                     0-20806                   01-0389195
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

           222 Kennedy Memorial Drive                        04901
               Waterville, Maine                          (Zip Code)
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (207) 873-6362







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Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year.

     By unanimous  written  consent of the Board of Directors of the  Registrant
on February  4, 1997,  the Board of  Directors  resolved  that the  Registrant's
fiscal year be changed from the period from July 1 to June 30 to the period from
January 1 to December 31, effective January 30, 1997.

     The  transition  period  from July 1,  1996 to  December  31,  1996 will be
reported in the Registrant's Transition Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        FIRSTMARK CORP.
                                         (Registrant)



Date:  February 14, 1997                    By: /s/ Lewis M. Brubaker, Jr.
                                                --------------------------
                                                Lewis M. Brubaker, Jr.
                                                Chief Financial Officer
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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: February 4, 1997
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                 FIRSTMARK CORP.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

            Maine                     0-20806                   01-0389195
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

           222 Kennedy Memorial Drive                        04901
               Waterville, Maine                          (Zip Code)
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (207) 873-6362
Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year.

     By unanimous  written  consent of the Board of Directors of the  Registrant
on February  4, 1997,  the Board of  Directors  resolved  that the  Registrant's
fiscal year be changed from the period from July 1 to June 30 to the period from
January 1 to December 31, effective January 30, 1997.

     The  transition  period  from July 1,  1996 to  December  31,  1996 will be
reported in the Registrant's Transition Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1996.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        FIRSTMARK CORP.
                                         (Registrant)

Date:  February 14, 1997                    By: /s/ Lewis M. Brubaker, Jr.
                                                --------------------------
                                                Lewis M. Brubaker, Jr.
                                                Chief Financial Officer