UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

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 17, 2014

 

 

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))

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K of Citizens & Northern Corporation (the “Company”) is being filed to correct an error in the tabulation of non-binding advisory votes for the 2013 compensation of the named executive officers at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2014 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The correct vote tabulation for the 2013 compensation of the named executive officers appears below. No other proposals presented at the Annual Meeting were affected and the Original Form 8-K remains unchanged in all other respects.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters of a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Citizens & Northern Corporation was held on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on February 13, 2014 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. On this record date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 12,409,748 shares of Common Stock with three issues proposed for vote by the stockholders. A total of 9,368,570 shares of Common Stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented approximately 75% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock.

 

Proposal II – Approval and Adoption of the 2013 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement

 

Voting on the requested approval and adoption of the 2013 compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was as follows:

 

	Total Votes in Favor	5,629,486
	Total Votes Against	651,167
	Total Abstained	310,347
	Broker Non-Votes	2,777,570

 

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:  May 6, 2014		By:	/s/ Mark A. Hughes
			Mark A. Hughes, Treasurer