FKYS First Keystone Corporation (PK)

UNITED STATES
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

 

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2015

 

First Keystone Corporation

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania		2-88927		23-2249083
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania		18603
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

 

(570) 752-3671

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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 8.01.     Other Events

 

On August 27 2015, First Keystone Corporation, parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, issued a press release reporting the declaration of their third quarter dividend. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)

Not applicable

 

(b)

Not applicable

 

(c)

Not applicable

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of First Keystone Corporation dated August 27, 2015.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

		FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Dated: August 27, 2015		/s/ Matthew P. Prosseda
		Matthew P. Prosseda
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.	Description	Page No.
99.1	Press Release of First Keystone	5
	Corporation dated August 27, 2015

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES

THIRD QUARTER DIVIDEND

 

Berwick, Pennsylvania – August 27, 2015 - First Keystone Corporation (OTC PINK: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, declared a $.27 per share quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2015, payable September 30, 2015.

 

Total cash dividends per share for the nine months ending September 30, 2015 will be $0.81, an increase of 3.8% over the $0.78 paid during the first nine months of 2015.

 

First Keystone Community Bank provides innovative business and personal banking products that focus on “Yesterday’s Traditions. Tomorrow’s Vision.” First Keystone Community Bank recently celebrated its 150th anniversary being an independently owned community bank since 1864. The Bank currently operates offices in Columbia (5), Luzerne (8), Montour (1), and Monroe (4) counties.

 

Inquiries regarding the purchase of the Corporation’s stock may be made through the following brokers: RBC Dain Rauscher, 800-223-4207; Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., 800-526-6397; Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., 800-883-8383; and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc., 800-223-6807.

 

Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks, changing economic and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties.

 

For more information on First Keystone Community Bank or its parent company, First Keystone Corporation, please contact Matthew P. Prosseda at 570-752-3671.