0001104659-20-028698.txt : 20200303 0001104659-20-028698.hdr.sgml : 20200303 20200303171939 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-028698 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200303 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20200303 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200303 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST KEYSTONE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000737875 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 232249083 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21344 FILM NUMBER: 20683826 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 W FRONT ST STREET 2: PO BOX 289 CITY: BERWICK STATE: PA ZIP: 18603 BUSINESS PHONE: 570-752-3671 X 1150 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 WEST FRONT STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 289 CITY: BERWICK STATE: PA ZIP: 18603 8-K 1 tm2011626d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 reported): March 3, 2020

FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

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

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

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (570) 752-3671

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):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	FKYS	OTC: Pink

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 8.01.

Other Events

On March 3, 2020, First Keystone Corporation, parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, issued a press release reporting the declaration of their first 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 March 3, 2020.

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: March 3, 2020		/s/ Elaine A. Woodland
		Elaine A. Woodland
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Page No.

99.1	Press Release of First Keystone Corporation dated March 3, 2020	5

EX-99.1 2 tm2011626d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES

FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND

Berwick, Pennsylvania – March 3, 2020 - First Keystone Corporation (OTC PINK: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, declared a $0.27 per share quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record as of March 12, 2020, payable March 31, 2020.

Cash dividends amounted to $0.27 per share for the first quarter of 2020 the same amount paid in the first quarter of 2019.

Management considers subsequent events occurring after the balance sheet date for matters which may require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the consolidated financial statements. The review period for subsequent events extends up to and including the filing date of a public company’s consolidated financial statements when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the financial information in this announcement is subject to change.

First Keystone Community Bank provides innovative business and personal banking products that focus on “Yesterday’s Traditions. Tomorrow’s Vision.” The Bank currently operates offices in Columbia (5), Luzerne (8), Montour (1), Monroe (4), and Northampton (1) 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., 800-883-1212; and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc., 800-679-5446.

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 Elaine A. Woodland at 570-752-3671.