-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IVigt802Y8LUeLyWZ7XoY6yFcI43B4vcc2wnmIxIKxHCC/Nctvlk/jLzd6LPMkK8 Dga1Z/6ax0ZvJdisVpOIwA== 0000723188-09-000002.txt : 20090107 0000723188-09-000002.hdr.sgml : 20090107 20090107161141 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000723188-09-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081231 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20090107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000723188 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 161213679 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13695 FILM NUMBER: 09513231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5790 WIDEWATERS PKWY CITY: DEWITT STATE: NY ZIP: 13214 BUSINESS PHONE: 8007242262 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY CITY: DEWITT STATE: NY ZIP: 13214 8-K 1 form8kitem502.htm FORM 8-K ITEM 5.02 form8kitem502.htm

UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported):  December 31, 2008

Community Bank System, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 Delaware
  001-13695
16-1213679 
(State or other jurisdiction 
 (Commission 
(IRS Employer 
of incorporation) 
 File Number) 
Identification No.) 
     
5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York 
  
13214 
(Address of principle executive offices) 
  
(Zip Code) 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (315) 445-2282
 
Not Applicable                                                                                     
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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:

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)           On December 31, 2008, William M. Dempsey retired as a member of Community Bank System, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) in accordance with the Company’s mandatory retirement policy for directors.  Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, a director is required to retire from the Board on December 31st of the year in which he or she attains the age of 70.  Mr. Dempsey has been a member of the Board since 1984, and his retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

(d)           As previously reported by the Company on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 24, 2008, the Company increased the size of the Company’s Board and appointed, effective as of January 1, 2009, James W. Gibson, Jr., CPA and James A. Wilson, CPA, CFE to the Company’s Board.  Messrs. Gibson and Wilson have been appointed by the Board to serve on the Board’s Audit/Compliance/Risk Management Committee.  For additional details regarding the new directors, please refer to the Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2008.


 
 
 


SIGNATURES


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


 
Community Bank System, Inc.
   
   By:/s/ Mark E. Tryniski
       Name: Mark E. Tryniski
       Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Dated:  January 7, 2009


 
 
 

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