OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response...11 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Northeast Bancorp. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 663904100 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2004 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1 (b) [ ] Rule 13d-1 (c) [ ] Rule 13d-1 (d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes). PERSONS WHO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. 13G CUSIP No. 082073 10 7 Page 2 of 5 1. Name of Reporting Person: Nichols, James William D/B/A Nichols Investment Management I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): 04-3352585 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC Use Only: 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: U.S. Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With 5. Sole Voting Power: 2,878 6. Shared Voting Power: 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 141,834 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 141,834 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: [ ] 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.6% 12. Type of Reporting Person: IA 2 ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER: NORTHEAST BANCORP. ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 158 COURT STREET Auburn, ME 04210 ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSONS FILING: NICHOLS, JAMES WILLIAM D/B/A NICHOLS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: 175 EXCHANGE STREET P.O. Box 904 Bangor, ME 04402-0904 ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP: U.S. ITEM 2(D). TITLE AND CLASS OF SECURITIES: COMMON SHARES ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER: 663904100 3 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(H). ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP . (a) Amount beneficially owned: 141,834 (b) Percent of class: 5.6% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,878 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 141,834 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS . ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON . 138,956 shares reported in this schedule are owned by advisory clients of the reporting person. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY . Not applicable ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP . Not applicable ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP . Not applicable ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION . 4 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. Dated: June 7, 2005 Signed: /s/ James William Nichols ------------------------- By: James William Nichols 5