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): June 17, 2024

CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
001-15536
23-2428543
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

105 Leader Heights Road, York, Pennsylvania 17403
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 747-1519

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $2.50 par value
CVLY
Nasdaq Global Market

 Indicate by check mark if 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.

Item 8.01
Other Events
 
On June 17, 2024, Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.(“Orrstown”) and Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (“Codorus Valley”) jointly announced that they have received the requisite regulatory approvals and waivers from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities to complete their previously announced merger of equals and the related merger of PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company, with and into Orrstown Bank. Orrstown and Codorus Valley anticipate closing the transaction on July 1, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Exhibit
   
Joint press release, dated June 17, 2024
   
104
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SIGNATURES

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

Date:  June 17, 2024
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.
   
 
By:
/s/ Daniel R. Stolzer
   
Daniel R. Stolzer
   
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary