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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 July 11, 2023, Cynthia A. Dotzel, provided the Board of Directors of Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) with notice of her resignation from the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Dotzel indicated that her decision to resign is not the result of any disagreement whatsoever with the Corporation. Ms. Dotzel has served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation and its subsidiary, PeoplesBank, since November 2011, during which time she has served in various capacities, including, as Board Chair, as a member of the Executive Committee, and as a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating and Compensation Committees. Ms. Dotzel recently stepped down as Chair of the Board in May 2023, at which time J. Rodney Messick was elected to serve as Board Chair and Brian D. Brunner as Vice Chair. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation on July 11, 2023, the Board accepted Ms. Dotzel’s resignation and unanimously approved a resolution to appoint her as an Emeritus Director.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Press Release dated July 12, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL) |
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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.
| CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP, INC. | |||||
| Date: | July 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Daniel R. Stolzer | ||
| Daniel R. Stolzer | |||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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