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): July 26, 2012

 

 

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

PENNSYLVANIA

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

000-16084 23-2951943
(Commission file number) (IRS employer ID)

 

90-92 Main Street, Wellsboro Pennsylvania 16901
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code - (570) 724-3411

 

 

N/A

(Former name, address and fiscal year, 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 (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))

  

 
 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On July 26, 2012 Citizens & Northern Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Corporation has been ranked number one in the nation in the “2012 Bank Performance Scorecard,” recently published in the 3rd Quarter 2012 issue of Bank Director Magazine. The Corporation placed first out of 195 financial institutions in the $1 billion - $5 billion asset size category included in the 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard, based on 2011 performance, with the rankings determined based on a combination of ratios used to evaluate profitability, capitalization and asset quality.

 

The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

  

 Exhibit No.Description
   
99.1Press Release dated July 26, 2012.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

    Citizens & Northern Corporation  
         
         
Date: July 26, 2012 By: /s/ Mark A. Hughes  
      Mark A. Hughes, Treasurer