8-K

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):		April 19, 2007
Commission file number: 0-13888
CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		16-123703-8 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Chemung Canal Plaza, Elmira, NY 14901 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (607) 737-3711 (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:
o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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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.
On April 18, 2007, the Board of Directors of Chemung Financial Corporation appointed Ronald M. Bentley President and Chief Executive Officer. In this connection, his annual base salary was increased from $250,000 to $310,000. Mr. Bentley, 54, joined the Corporation in August 2006 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He has worked in retail banking for several banking organizations for 25 years, most recently with NBT Bank from 2001 to 2006. Jan P. Updegraff, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board will continue to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board.
ITEM 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a)	Not Applicable
(b)	Not Applicable
(c)	Exhibits

Exhibit No.
99.1	Press Release dated April 19, 2007

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, thereunto duly authorized.
	CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
April 19, 2007	By: Ronald M. Bentley
	Ronald M. Bentley
	President & Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

	Chemung Financial Corporation One Chemung Canal Plaza P.O. Box 1522 Elmira, New York 14902 (607) 737-3711
For Immediate Release: April 19, 2007
Bentley Elected Chemung Financial Chief Executive Officer

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Ronald M. Bentley was elected President & Chief Executive Officer of Chemung Financial Corporation and its banking subsidiary, Chemung Canal Trust Company. Mr. Bentley, 54, succeeds Jan P. Updegraff, 64, who will continue as Vice Chairman of the Board until his retirement in 2008.

Mr. Bentley joined Chemung Canal Trust Company as President and Chief Operating Officer in August 2006, after a 25-year career in retail banking with several organizations. Most recently, from 2001-2006, he was with NBT Bancorp, Inc., a $5 billion financial services holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., where he served as President of Retail Banking.

Mr. Bentley, who is a member of the Board of both Chemung Financial Corporation and Chemung Canal Trust Company, is a 1975 graduate of Dowling College and earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Adelphia University in 1980. He and his wife, Helen, reside in Elmira.

Mr. Updegraff, an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, joined Chemung Canal in 1970. His career path included rising to Senior Vice President for investments in the Bank's Trust Department in 1986. He was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1990 and was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. Mr. Updegraff was elected Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in July 2006. He has served as a Director of Chemung Financial Corporation and Chemung Canal Trust Company since 1996.

Mr. Updegraff currently serves as a board member of the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, Southern Tier Economic Growth (STEG) and the Arnot Ogden Medical Center. He has previously served as President of the Board of Bethany Retirement Home and Southern Tier Hospice, as well as Chairman of the Board of STEG, the Arnot Ogden Medical Center and the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce.

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